Follow the Bodies (Commander: Murders at Karlov Manor) Light Play

Trail of Clues

Follow the Bodies is a compact investigative tool for blue decks that want value from the dying battlefield. At three mana it trades direct card advantage for scalable repetition thanks to Gravestorm. Each permanent that hits a graveyard that turn makes another copy of the sorcery, and each copy Investigates to create a Clue artifact you can sacrifice later to draw a card. That interaction converts board churn into a steady stream of card selection without committing to a long game plan.

From a deckbuilding perspective this card pairs well with self mill, sacrifice engines, and board clears that send many permanents to the graveyard at once. Use it when you can sequence removal and mass grave effects so Gravestorm produces multiple Investigates. It fits Commander tables where incremental advantage matters and where single-turn swings can be turned into long term card economy. The flavor matches Karlov Manor’s tone of quiet detection and forensic payoff rather than a flashy finish.

Card Details:

• Mana Cost – {2}{U}
• Card Type – Sorcery
• Subtypes – (none)
• Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Gravestorm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each permanent put into a graveyard from the battlefield this turn.) Investigate. (Create a Clue token. It is an artifact with "2, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.")
• Power / Toughness – N/A
• Loyalty – N/A