Drag the Canal — Sleuth on the Surface Drag the Canal gives you an efficient instant that adds board presence and a tidy midgame advantage. Cast for one blue and one black mana, it creates a 2/2 white and blue Detective creature token that blocks or pressures opponents immediately. If a creature died this turn the spell also rewards you with two life, lets you surveil two to sculpt upcoming draws, and generates a Clue for card selection.
The card fits naturally into sacrifice and graveyard focused shells and shores up tempo in control and midrange lists. The Detective token is a usable body ahead of time while the life gain and investigate sequence offers incremental value in longer games. Expect this to see play where incidental deaths trigger the bonus line and where a small artifact and card selection can swing a close board state.
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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