Deduce
Instant
Draw a card. Investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
- CommanderLegal
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- PauperLegal
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Most copies of Deduce are worth under $1, so we buy them as bulk.
All 5 printings and prices
| Set | # | Released | Nonfoil | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive SOA | 146 | Apr 2026 | – | $5.21 |
| Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive SOA | 81 | Apr 2026 | $0.38 | – |
| Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive SOA | 16 | Apr 2026 | $0.20 | $0.31 |
| Murders at Karlov Manor MKM | 293 | Feb 2024 | $0.21 | $0.32 |
| Murders at Karlov Manor MKM | 52 | Feb 2024 | $0.25 | $0.31 |
TCGplayer market, near mint, Nov 9, 2026.
Rulings
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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