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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.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #311
Jace's Scrutiny
j22·#311·common·nonfoil
Illus. Slawomir Maniak
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for trade
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wishlisted
Dec '22
3 yr ago
Value
$0.20+$0 (+11.1%)
30 days high $0.20 · low $0.18
Volatility · moderate
USD$0.20EUR€0.09
NM$0.20
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #21,915 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Instant
Target creature gets -4/-0 until end of turn.
Investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
"Just a collage of images: cryptoliths, the sea, a tangle of shipwrecks."
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 4
wotc
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.
wotc
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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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Slawomir Maniak
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