First printed in Murders at Karlov Manor (2024)
All 4 prints
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Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM) #342, 2024
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Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM) #57, 2024
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Murders at Karlov Manor Promos (PMKM) #57p, 2024
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Murders at Karlov Manor Promos (PMKM) #57s, 2024
Forensic Gadgeteer 

Creature — Vedalken Artificer Detective
Whenever you cast an artifact spell, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Activated abilities of artifacts you control cost less to activate. This effect can't reduce the mana in that cost to less than one mana.
In the last 30 days 1.2% of Commander decks played it (71 of 6150). Most played in Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy. In the last 30 days 1.3% of Duel Commander decks played it (1 of 80). Most played in Mono-Blue (unclassified).
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM), Premier Draft | 51.7% | -3.3 | -0.2 | 13613 |
| Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM), Sealed | 49.9% | -4.6 | -1.3 | 855 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen
Combos
93 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.
- Infinite colorless mana: Basalt Monolith + Forensic Gadgeteer
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Etherium Sculptor + Forensic Gadgeteer + Sensei's Divining Top + Urza, Lord High Artificer
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Forensic Gadgeteer + Foundry Inspector + Sensei's Divining Top + Urza, Lord High Artificer
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Cloud Key + Forensic Gadgeteer + Sensei's Divining Top + Urza, Lord High Artificer
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Forensic Gadgeteer + Jhoira's Familiar + Sensei's Divining Top + Urza, Lord High Artificer
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Enthusiastic Mechanaut + Forensic Gadgeteer + Sensei's Divining Top + Urza, Lord High Artificer
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Forensic Gadgeteer + Glaring Fleshraker + Sensei's Divining Top + Urza, Lord High Artificer
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Academy Manufactor + Forensic Gadgeteer + Sensei's Divining Top + Urza, Lord High Artificer
- Cast all spells in your library, Exile your library…: Forensic Gadgeteer + Pili-Pala + Urza, Lord High Artificer
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Forensic Gadgeteer + Semblance Anvil + Sensei's Divining Top + Urza, Lord High Artificer
Legality
Constructed
- Standard Legal
- Pioneer Legal
- Modern Legal
- Legacy Legal
- Vintage Legal
- Pauper Not legal
- Future Standard Legal
- Historic Legal
- Timeless Legal
- Alchemy Not legal
- Penny Dreadful Legal
- Premodern Not legal
- Old School 93/94 Not legal
Singleton
- Gladiator Legal
Commander formats
- Commander Legal
- Duel Commander Legal
- Pauper Commander Not legal
- PreDH Not legal
- Tiny Leaders Legal
- Oathbreaker Legal
- Brawl Legal
- Standard Brawl Legal
- Competitive Brawl Legal