Sophia on the Case
Sophia, Dogged Detective is a compact commander that anchors a creature heavy strategy around Dogs and artifact synergies. When she hits the battlefield she produces Tiny, a legendary 2/2 green Dog Detective with trample, giving you immediate pressure and a reliable trigger fodder. Her activated ability lets you convert expendable artifact tokens into distributed +1/+1 counters across your pack of Dogs, which scales cleanly with token makers and sacrifice outlets.
Her combat trigger turns aggression into long term value by creating Food and generating investigations each time a Dog deals combat damage to a player. That loop meshes well with equipment that grants evasion and repeatable token producers. The extended art foil presents Sophia in a focused pose suited for a political multiplayer table and the card plays well both as a value engine and as a thematic commander for a Karlov Manor mystery build.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {1}{G}{W}{U}
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Card Type – Legendary Creature
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Subtypes – Human Detective
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – When Sophia, Dogged Detective enters the battlefield, create Tiny, a legendary 2/2 green Dog Detective creature token with trample. 1, Sacrifice an artifact token: Put a +1/+1 counter on each Dog you control. Whenever a Dog you control deals combat damage to a player, create a Food token, then investigate.
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Power / Toughness – 3/4