Drag the Canal — Detective Work That Pays
Drag the Canal is a compact instant that fits cleanly into a tempo or control shell while offering room for a detective theme. Cast it for {U}{B} to create a 2/2 white and blue Detective creature token that both pressures opponents and serves as a repeatable target for sacrifice or combat. The follow up text rewards boards where creatures have died; you gain 2 life, surveil 2 to sculpt the next draws, and then investigate to generate a Clue you can later cash in.
In play the card reads like efficient scene management. The Detective token is useful as a blocker or attacker and as a resource to trigger death synergies. The life gain and surveil provide backward looking value and forward looking card selection, making Drag the Canal a reliable tool for midrange, aristocrat, or mill adjacent builds. The flavor sits squarely in the Murders at Karlov Manor mood: tidy, procedural, effective.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {U}{B}
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Card Type – Instant
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – 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 is an artifact with "2, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.")
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