MTG · Concept

◇ Concept · 6 printings

Drag the Canal

Instant

printings

#17005

EDHREC rank

#9058

penny rank

Std

normal

—

in vault

—

for trade

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wishlisted

Value

$0.3990d high · 6 printings

90-dayhigh $0.39low $0.02range 1850.0%n 368

Gameplay

Instant

Create a 2/2 white and blue Detective creature token. If a creature died this turn, you gain 2 life, surveil 2, then investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

"Let's gather what we can before the Golgari tidy up the scene."

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDHnot legal

futurelegal

legacylegal

modernlegal

paupernot legal

alchemynot legal

pioneerlegal

vintagelegal

historiclegal

standardlegal

Timelesslegal

commanderlegal

Gladiatorlegal

Old Schoolnot legal

Premodernnot legal

Oathbreakerlegal

Standard Brawllegal

Pauper Commandernot legal

Context

Across the 6 printings of this card, the trailing-90-day price band runs from $0.02 to $0.39 across 368 observations.

Rarix catalogs 6 distinct printings of this card concept, spanning every set the card has appeared in. The Printings grid below lists each one with its own variant treatment, price, and collector signal.

Card type: Instant. Color identity: black/blue. Mana cost: {U}{B} (2 converted). Keyword abilities: Surveil and Investigate.

Legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, and Historic.

EDHrec ranks this card concept #17,005 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

The representative printing on this page is illustrated by Josh Hass.