Homicide Investigator
~$0.16 low · ~$0.42 high
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Black. Creature — Human Detective
Murders at Karlov Manor #86 · Illustrated by Jodie Muir
Murders at Karlov Manor #86 · Illustrated by Jodie MuirWhat is Homicide Investigator 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 one or more nontoken creatures you control die, investigate. This ability triggers only once each turn. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
2/2
In her line of work, the dead are often better sources than the living.
Format legality
All 4 printings of Homicide Investigator
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Murders at Karlov Manor mkm #86· 2024rare· Cardmarket €0.17 · €0.23 foil | rare | $0.19 | $0.25 | €0.17€0.23 foil | |
 Murders at Karlov Manor mkm #343· 2024Showcaserare· Cardmarket €0.19 · €0.14 foil | rare | $0.16 | $0.16 | €0.19€0.14 foil | |
 Murders at Karlov Manor Promos pmkm #86p· 2024Promorare· Cardmarket €0.13 · €0.24 foil | rare | $0.19 | $0.22 | €0.13€0.24 foil | |
 Murders at Karlov Manor Promos pmkm #86s· 2024Promorare· Cardmarket €0.29 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $0.42 | €0.29 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2024
- Printings
- 4
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #15,117 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Investigate
- Artists
- Jodie Muir, David Robert Hovey
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Murders at Karlov Manor card (#86).
0086 · MKM · R · EN
- 0086Collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- MKMSet code for Murders at Karlov Manor
- RRare
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (7)
February 2, 2024
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.
February 2, 2024
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.
February 2, 2024
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.
February 2, 2024
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.
February 2, 2024
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.
April 12, 2024
Homicide Investigator's ability triggers when it dies if it's not a token.
April 12, 2024
If Homicide Investigator dies at the same time as one or more other nontoken creatures you control, Homicide Investigator's ability triggers for each of them.
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