Forensic Researcher
Forensic Researcher: Creature - Merfolk Detective, Murders at Karlov Manor. Tap: Untap another target permanent you control. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{U}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Creature - Merfolk Detective
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Power / toughness
- 1/3
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM)
- Released
- 2024-02-09
- Collector number
- 58
- Artist
- Aldo Domínguez
- Commander rank
- 8,156 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Collect evidence
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About Forensic Researcher
Forensic Researcher is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon blue creature from Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM), an expansion set released in February 2024. It is collector number 58 in that set, with art by Aldo Domínguez. It costs {2}{U} (two generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 1/3 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. Murders at Karlov Manor is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.23 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
{T}: Untap another target permanent you control.
{T}, Collect evidence 3: Tap target creature you don't control. (To collect evidence 3, exile cards with total mana value 3 or greater from your graveyard.)
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.23 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Forensic Researcher by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Forensic Researcher, newest first.
- If you can't exile enough cards to meet or exceed the required mana value, you can't choose to collect evidence at all.
- Once you've announced that you're casting a spell, players can't take actions until you've finished doing so. Notably, opponents can't try to remove cards from your graveyard to stop you from collecting evidence.
Similar cards
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