Confront the Unknown
~$0.09 low · ~$0.48 high
Green. Instant
Shadows over Innistrad #198 · Illustrated by Kev Walker
Shadows over Innistrad #198 · Illustrated by Kev WalkerWhat is Confront the Unknown worth?
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Oracle text
Investigate, then target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each Clue you control. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
"Never flinch from the truth." —Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
Format legality
The only printing of Confront the Unknown
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Shadows over Innistrad soi #198· 2016common· Cardmarket €0.14 · €0.29 foil | common | $0.09 | $0.48 | €0.14€0.29 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2016
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 1
- EDHREC rank
- #13,854 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Investigate
- Artist
- Kev Walker
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Shadows over Innistrad card (#198).
198 · SOI · C · EN
- 198Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- SOISet code for Shadows over Innistrad
- CCommon
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (5)
2016-04-08
You can't cast a spell without choosing legal targets. If all of those targets become illegal, the spell doesn't resolve and you won't investigate.
2016-04-08
You can't sacrifice a Clue to pay multiple costs. For example, you can't sacrifice a Clue token to activate its own ability and also to activate Alquist Proft, Master Sleuth's ability.
2016-04-08
No player may take any action in between the two steps of Confront the Unknown, so the target creature will get at least +1/+1.
2016-04-08
If an effect refers to a Clue, it means any Clue artifact, not just a Clue artifact token. For example, you can sacrifice Wrench to pay for Alquist Proft, Master Sleuth's activated ability.
2016-04-08
Clue is an artifact type. Even though it appears on some cards with other permanent types, it's never a creature type, a land type, or anything but an artifact type.
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