Vedalken Sleuth on Duty
Hotshot Investigators brings a controlled tempo swing when it lands. For a casting cost of {5}{U} you get a 4 4 body that forces an opponent or you to reset a creature to hand while generating card advantage if the bounced creature was yours. The enter the battlefield trigger trades board presence for card economy and makes room for plays that follow a turn of disruption or tempo recovery.
In play the Investigators fit into midrange and control shells that value incremental advantage and synergies with artifacts and clue tokens. The wording on the card is precise and functional. It returns up to one other target creature to its owner s hand and if you controlled that creature you investigate by creating a Clue token with the printed activation cost of two which can be sacrificed to draw a card. The art captures the methodical feel of the Murders at Karlov Manor set and the design rewards careful sequencing and hand management.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {5}{U}
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Card Type – Creature
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Subtypes – Vedalken Detective
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – When Hotshot Investigators enters the battlefield, return up to one other target creature to its owner s hand. If you controlled it, investigate. (Create a Clue token with "2, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.")
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Power / Toughness – 4/4
