Quiet Questioner
Serene Sleuth is a concise white creature that brings investigation and timing to the table. Casting for {1}{W} nets you an immediate Clue token and a 2/2 body that changes how your attackers affect the board. The enter the battlefield investigate trigger is simple value. The late game pulse comes from the combat step trigger which converts your goaded attackers into additional investigations while resetting their compelled status.
Use Serene Sleuth in decks that leverage Clues, sacrifice outlets, or combat tricks that goad opponents or your own creatures. The card reads well with effects that care about artifact tokens or that benefit from repeated investigate triggers. The flavor fits the Karlov Manor mood a calm investigator piecing together a scene between strikes of combat.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost: {1}{W}
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Card Type: Creature
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Subtypes: Human Detective
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed): When Serene Sleuth enters the battlefield, investigate. At the beginning of combat on your turn, investigate for each goaded creature you control. Then each creature you control is no longer goaded.
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Power / Toughness: 2/2