Sample Collector

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Sample Collector

Creature — Troll Detective · 2/3

Whenever this creature attacks, you may collect evidence 3. When you do, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. (To collect evidence 3, exile cards with total mana value 3 or greater from your graveyard.)

  • CommanderLegal
  • StandardLegal
  • PioneerLegal
  • ModernLegal
  • LegacyLegal
  • VintageLegal
  • PauperNot legal

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Set#ReleasedNonfoilFoil
Murders at Karlov Manor MKM 175 Feb 2024 $0.06$0.08

TCGplayer market, near mint, Nov 9, 2026.

Rulings

  • Once you've announced that you're casting a spell, players can't take actions until you've finished doing so. Notably, opponents can't try to remove cards from your graveyard to stop you from collecting evidence.

  • If you can't exile enough cards to meet or exceed the required mana value, you can't choose to collect evidence at all.

  • You don't choose a target for Sample Collector's ability at the time it triggers. Rather, a second "reflexive" ability triggers when you collect evidence 3 this way. You choose a target for that ability as it goes on the stack. Each player may respond to this triggered ability as normal.

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