That's a neat twist on Military Intelligence and Bident of Thassa. Doesn't draw you cards right away which sucks, but it gives you clue tokens for...stuff, and lets you gain life in a pinch. I don't like the art though. Looks like wax figures or something.
Seems vaguely amusing with Thopter Spy Network, since it generates artifacts to get the Thopter train rolling while having a broadly similar effect: less cost up front, but adds costs onto each card draw, while offering a different alternate benefit. It's...interesting?
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Glad this is an uncommon, the rarity seems correct. I think the card will work well in sealed, and possibly draft. Not sure about outside those formats.
I look forward to trying out investigate, and seeing what other related cards are spoiled. This may increase in playability...
What a weird picture!
"Maybe it's this dead rat that is causing everyone to go mad."
"I dunno honey..."
"Are you trying to tell me our Lantern Search Team is for NOTHING? NOTHING????"
A nice, reliable source of Clues for Tamiyo's Journal
<edit> Followed by a nicer, even more reliable source of Clues for Tamiyo's Journal
But Tamiyo's Journal can't the only outlet for Clue tokens. There's got to be a point for them besides overcosted card draw and Tamiyo's Journal. Maybe they'll be useful for casting the Big Bad in EMO?
In what universe? If you build a deck like that, and ever draw that hand, I will personally come to wherever you live, perform complicated acts of awestruck ********, then disembowel myself to escape the world that allowed something like this to occur and validate you.
Seems vaguely amusing with Thopter Spy Network, since it generates artifacts to get the Thopter train rolling while having a broadly similar effect: less cost up front, but adds costs onto each card draw, while offering a different alternate benefit. It's...interesting?
Thopter Spy Network is an amazing card without a home. These clue tokens just scream Thopter Spy Network, and I'm excited to brew with them. My current UW Thopter Control deck loses pretty hard to Eldrazi ramp (damn you, World Breaker!!), so with Sorin's spoiling I may try to add black to the mix so that I can use both Sorin and Infinite Obliteration (which can really neuter the deck, especially if you can manage to fire off two, first naming World Breaker, and then naming Ulamog).
What a weird picture!
"Maybe it's this dead rat that is causing everyone to go mad."
"I dunno honey..."
"Are you trying to tell me our Lantern Search Team is for NOTHING? NOTHING????"
I think the "dead rat" is a doll, like a missing child's doll
But the storyline makes me think "hey Jace whatcha investigating? Can we help? Huh? Hey, hey Jace"
"YES fine uh I need you to search.. That field. For, uh, ... clues"
It looks like a doll to me. Likely searching for a missing child. Though a rat would have made some sense, considering the second ability's "autopsy" effect.
In what universe? If you build a deck like that, and ever draw that hand, I will personally come to wherever you live, perform complicated acts of awestruck ********, then disembowel myself to escape the world that allowed something like this to occur and validate you.
Looks like that's it. I'll add others if they come along in the same theme
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I look forward to trying out investigate, and seeing what other related cards are spoiled. This may increase in playability...
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Gisela,Blade of Goldnight WR
Sigarda,Heron's Grace WG
"Maybe it's this dead rat that is causing everyone to go mad."
"I dunno honey..."
"Are you trying to tell me our Lantern Search Team is for NOTHING? NOTHING????"
<edit> Followed by a nicer, even more reliable source of Clues for Tamiyo's Journal
But Tamiyo's Journal can't the only outlet for Clue tokens. There's got to be a point for them besides overcosted card draw and Tamiyo's Journal. Maybe they'll be useful for casting the Big Bad in EMO?
yes, yes it is.
on a serious not I actually love the clue token thing and not just because I love Arkham Horror, but because I can populate them!
Gisela,Blade of Goldnight WR
Sigarda,Heron's Grace WG
Thopter Spy Network is an amazing card without a home. These clue tokens just scream Thopter Spy Network, and I'm excited to brew with them. My current UW Thopter Control deck loses pretty hard to Eldrazi ramp (damn you, World Breaker!!), so with Sorin's spoiling I may try to add black to the mix so that I can use both Sorin and Infinite Obliteration (which can really neuter the deck, especially if you can manage to fire off two, first naming World Breaker, and then naming Ulamog).
Over on tumblr, but it plays heavily on the clue theme.
Gisela,Blade of Goldnight WR
Sigarda,Heron's Grace WG
No, you actually cannot.
Modern - Cheeri0s (building), Belcher (building), Lantern (building), UW Control (building)
RIP Magic Duels. Wizards will regret what they did to you.
But the storyline makes me think "hey Jace whatcha investigating? Can we help? Huh? Hey, hey Jace"
"YES fine uh I need you to search.. That field. For, uh, ... clues"
R Citizen Cane (Feldon of the Third Path)
Shuuuuuuush, March of the machines and tempered steel shhhhhhhuuuushhhhhh
Too many clues? Throw all of them to the furnace!
UR Melek, Izzet ParagonUR, B Shirei, Shizo's CaretakerB, R Jaya Ballard, Task MageR,RW Tajic, Blade of the LegionRW, UB Lazav, Dimir MastermindUB, UB Circu, Dimir LobotomistUB, RWU Zedruu the GreatheartedRWU, GUBThe MimeoplasmGUB, UGExperiment Kraj UG, WDarien, King of KjeldorW, BMarrow-GnawerB, WBGKarador, Ghost ChieftainWBG, UTeferi, Temporal ArchmageU, GWUDerevi, Empyrial TacticianGWU, RDaretti, Scrap SavantR, UTalrand, Sky SummonerU, GEzuri, Renegade LeaderG, WUBRGReaper KingWUBRG, RGXenagos, God of RevelsRG, CKozilek, Butcher of TruthC, WUBRGGeneral TazriWUBRG, GTitania, Protector of ArgothG