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◇ Catalog #265†a

Tamiyo's Journal

soi·#265†a·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Chase Stone

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Apr '16

10 yr ago

Value

$1.77+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.80 · low $0.73

NM$0.77

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.71–$0.81modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.53low $0.73range 109.6%n 53

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #2,474 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$0.77

Gameplay

Legendary Artifact — Book

At the beginning of your upkeep, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.") {T}, Sacrifice three Clues: Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.

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Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

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.

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.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.77. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.73 and $1.53 across 53 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SOI — 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 #265†a of *Shadows over Innistrad*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2016 Shadows over Innistrad release.

Card type: Legendary Artifact — Book, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {5} (5 converted). Keyword abilities: Investigate.

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

EDHrec ranks this card #2,474 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Chase Stone. Rarix catalogs 593 other cards credited to this artist.