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On the Job

On the Job

Instant

common

Creatures you control get +2/+1 until end of turn. Investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

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Semantic Tags

Anthemmechanical

A permanent that gives a static power/toughness boost to your creatures.

Cantripmechanical

A spell that replaces itself by drawing a card as part of its resolution.

Card Drawmechanical

Puts additional cards into your hand. Includes direct draw, 'look/reveal and put into hand' effects, and conditional draw triggers.

Clue Mattersmechanical

Clue token and investigate synergies — card draw and artifact interactions.

Clue token and investigate synergies — card draw and artifact interactions.

Mana Sinkmechanical

A permanent with a repeatable activated ability that converts excess mana into value.

Pumpmechanical

A spell or ability that gives a temporary power/toughness boost.

Creates creature tokens, Treasure tokens, Food tokens, Clue tokens, or other token types.

Tribalmechanical

Cares about creature types — lords, type-matters effects, and changeling.

Format Legality

commanderlegal
oathbreakerlegal
modernlegal
pioneerlegal
standardlegal
legacylegal
vintagelegal
pauperlegal
historiclegal
explorernot legal
alchemynot legal

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Printings (2)

SetRarityTCGplayerCard KingdomCardmarket
Murders at Karlov Manor#30common···
Murders at Karlov Manor#292common···

Related Concepts

Investigate

A keyword action that creates a Clue artifact token. See rule 701.16, “Investigate.”

Related Rules

701.16

Investigate

701.16a

“Investigate” means “Create a Clue token.” See rule 111.10f.

Rulings

2024-02-02

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.

2024-02-02

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.

2024-02-02

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.

2024-02-02

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.

2024-02-02

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.