Forensic Gadgeteer
~$2.01 low · ~$7.36 high
Blue. Creature — Vedalken Artificer Detective
Murders at Karlov Manor #57 · Illustrated by Volkan Baǵa
Murders at Karlov Manor #57 · Illustrated by Volkan BaǵaWhat is Forensic Gadgeteer worth?
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
Whenever you cast an artifact spell, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Activated abilities of artifacts you control cost 
less to activate. This effect can't reduce the mana in that cost to less than one mana.
2/3
Format legality
All 4 printings of Forensic Gadgeteer
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Murders at Karlov Manor mkm #57· 2024rare· Cardmarket €2.04 · €1.99 foil | rare | $3.06 | $2.77 | €2.04€1.99 foil | |
 Murders at Karlov Manor mkm #342· 2024Showcaserare· Cardmarket €1.70 · €1.72 foil | rare | $2.18 | $3.42 | €1.70€1.72 foil | |
 Murders at Karlov Manor Promos pmkm #57p· 2024Promorare· Cardmarket €1.23 · €1.65 foil | rare | $2.01 | $2.12 | €1.23€1.65 foil | |
 Murders at Karlov Manor Promos pmkm #57s· 2024Promorare· Cardmarket €2.92 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $7.36 | €2.92 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2024
- Printings
- 4
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #1,405 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Investigate
- Artists
- Volkan Baǵa, Vance Kelly
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Murders at Karlov Manor card (#57).
0057 · MKM · R · EN
- 0057Collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- MKMSet code for Murders at Karlov Manor
- RRare
- ENPrinted in English
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Rulings (7)
2024-02-02
Forensic Gadgeteer's last ability affects only abilities of artifacts you control on the battlefield. The costs of activated abilities of artifact cards that work in other zones, such as cycling, won't be reduced.
2024-02-02
Some abilities trigger "whenever you sacrifice a Clue". Those abilities trigger whenever you sacrifice a Clue for any reason, not just to activate a Clue's activated ability.
2024-02-02
Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written "[Cost]: [Effect]." Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text. Triggered abilities (starting with "when," "whenever," or "at") are unaffected by the cost reduction ability of Forensic Gadgeteer.
2024-02-02
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.
2024-02-02
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.
2024-02-02
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.
2024-02-02
Some spells and abilities that investigate may require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. You won't create any Clue tokens.
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