Innocent Bystander

Mana Value

2

Rarity

common

Innocent Bystander

Creature — Goblin Citizen

{1}{R}
Color Identity: R

Card Text

Whenever this creature is dealt 3 or more damage, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

Power/Toughness: 2/1

Keywords

Investigate

Set

Murders at Karlov Manor

(MKM)

EDHREC Rank

#22,302

Innocent Bystander's ability triggers only if it's dealt 3 or more damage all at once. It doesn't trigger if damage that adds up to 3 or more is dealt to it at different times.

Wotc — February 02, 2024

Clue is an artifact type. Even though it appears on some cards with other permanent types, it's never a creature type, a land type, or anything but an artifact type.

Wotc — February 02, 2024

If an effect refers to a Clue, it means any Clue artifact, not just a Clue artifact token. For example, you can sacrifice Wrench to pay for Alquist Proft, Master Sleuth's activated ability.

Wotc — February 02, 2024

You can't sacrifice a Clue to pay multiple costs. For example, you can't sacrifice a Clue token to activate its own ability and also to activate Alquist Proft, Master Sleuth's ability.

Wotc — February 02, 2024

Some spells and abilities that investigate may require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. You won't create any Clue tokens.

Wotc — February 02, 2024

Some abilities trigger "whenever you sacrifice a Clue". Those abilities trigger whenever you sacrifice a Clue for any reason, not just to activate a Clue's activated ability.

Wotc — February 02, 2024