Forensic Gadgeteer: Clues in Clockwork
Forensic Gadgeteer is a compact, utility creature built for artifact synergies in Murders at Karlov Manor. At a casting cost of {2}{U} this Vedalken Artificer Detective arrives as a 2/3 body that pays for itself by generating investigations whenever you cast an artifact spell. The printed ability rewards decks that revolve around artifacts by turning each cast into card advantage and potential clues to fuel digs, sacrificing opportunities, or payoffs that scale into the midgame.
Beyond triggering investigations, the Gadgeteer tightens your board by reducing the activation cost of artifact abilities by one generic mana. That reduction cannot drop the cost below one mana so it preserves design intent while still smoothing late game sequences. Use the creature as a timing piece to accelerate sac engines, activated utility artifacts, and repeatable value in artifact heavy builds. The flavor fits Karlov Manor: precise, methodical, and quietly indispensable to any detective toolbox.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {2}{U}
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Card Type – Creature
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Subtypes – Vedalken Artificer Detective
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Whenever you cast an artifact spell, investigate. Activated abilities of artifacts you control cost {1} less to activate. This effect can't reduce the mana in that cost to less than one mana.
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Power / Toughness – 2/3
