MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #3

Thraben Inspector

DIGITAL ONLY

ha4·#3·common·nonfoil

Illus. Matt Stewart

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Mar '21

5 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #6,608 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil

Gameplay

Creature — Human Soldier

When this creature enters, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

1/2

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2016-04-08wotc

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.

2016-04-08wotc

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.

2016-04-08wotc

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.

Context

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from HA4 — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #3 of *Historic Anthology 4*, the set that shipped alongside the March 2021 Historic Anthology 4 release.

Card type: Creature — Human Soldier, color identity white, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {W} (1 converted). Keyword abilities: Investigate.

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #6,608 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Matt Stewart. Rarix catalogs 988 other cards credited to this artist.