Investigator's Journal

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Investigator's Journal: Artifact - Book Clue, Commander Masters. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}
Mana value
2
Type
Artifact - Book Clue
Colour identity
Colourless
Rarity
Rare
Set
Commander Masters (CMM)
Released
2023-08-04
Collector number
956
Artist
Yeong-Hao Han
Commander rank
10,314 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Investigator's Journal

Investigator's Journal is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare colourless artifact from Commander Masters (CMM), a Masters set released in August 2023. It is collector number 956 in that set, with art by Yeong-Hao Han. It costs {2} (two generic mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It has no colour identity. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Innistrad: Crimson Vow (2021) to Commander Masters (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.32 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

This artifact enters with a number of suspect counters on it equal to the greatest number of creatures a player controls.

{2}, {T}, Remove a suspect counter from this artifact: Draw a card.

{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.32 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Investigator's Journal by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Investigator's Journal

Investigator's Journal has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #95449Rare2023
Innistrad: Double Feature (DBL) #525Rare2022
Innistrad: Crimson Vow Promos (PVOW) #258pRare2021
Innistrad: Crimson Vow Promos (PVOW) #258sRare2021
Innistrad: Crimson Vow (VOW) #258Rare2021
Innistrad: Crimson Vow (VOW) #345Rare2021
Innistrad: Crimson Vow (VOW) #396Rare2021

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Investigator's Journal.

  • You don't choose an opponent to determine how many suspect counters are placed on Investigator's Journal as it enters the battlefield. You always use the greatest number possible.

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