Detective's Satchel is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
Official card text
When this artifact enters, investigate twice. (To investigate, create a Clue token. It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
: Create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying. Activate only if you've sacrificed an artifact this turn.
How it works : Detective's Satchel
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
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.
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- #2· Wizards of the Coast
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.
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- #3· Wizards of the Coast
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.
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- #4· Wizards of the Coast
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.
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- #5· Wizards of the Coast
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.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Dross Scorpion + Detective's Satchel + Krark-Clan Ironworks
- 1Activate Detective's Satchel by tapping it, creating a 1/1 Thopter artifact creature token.
- 2Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing the Thopter.
- 3When the Thopter dies, Dross Scorpion triggers, untapping Detective's Satchel.
- 4Repeat.
Dross Scorpion + Detective's Satchel + Ashnod's Altar
- 1Activate Detective's Satchel by tapping it, creating a 1/1 Thopter artifact creature token.
- 2Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Thopter.
- 3When the Thopter dies, Dross Scorpion triggers, untapping Detective's Satchel.
- 4Repeat.
Chrome Dome + Detective's Satchel + Krark-Clan Ironworks
- 1Activate Chrome Dome by paying
, creating a token copy of Detective's Satchel. - 2When Detective's Satchel enters, it triggers, creating two Clue tokens.
- 3If you've sacrificed an artifact this turn, activate Detective's Satchel's ability by tapping it, creating a 1/1 Thopter artifact creature token.
- 4Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks three times by sacrificing three artifact tokens, adding six
. - 5Repeat.
Dross Scorpion + Detective's Satchel + Blasting Station
- 1Activate Detective's Satchel by tapping it, creating a 1/1 Thopter artifact creature token.
- 2When the Thopter enters, Blasting Station triggers, untapping Blasting Station.
- 3Activate Blasting Station by tapping it and sacrificing the Thopter.
- 4When the Thopter dies, Dross Scorpion triggers, untapping Detective's Satchel.
- 5Resolve the Blasting Station ability.
- 6Repeat.
Dross Scorpion + Detective's Satchel + Grinding Station
- 1Activate Detective's Satchel by tapping it, creating a 1/1 Thopter artifact creature token.
- 2When the Thopter enters, Grinding Station triggers, untapping Grinding Station.
- 3Activate Grinding Station by tapping it and sacrificing the Thopter.
- 4When the Thopter dies, Dross Scorpion triggers, untapping Detective's Satchel.
- 5Resolve the Grinding Station ability.
- 6Repeat.
Dross Scorpion + Detective's Satchel + Umbral Collar Zealot
- 1Activate Detective's Satchel by tapping it, creating a 1/1 Thopter artifact creature token.
- 2Activate Umbral Collar Zealot by sacrificing the Thopter.
- 3When the Thopter dies, Dross Scorpion triggers, untapping Detective's Satchel.
- 4Resolve the Umbral Collar Zealot ability.
- 5Repeat.
Dross Scorpion + Detective's Satchel + Arcbound Ravager
- 1Activate Detective's Satchel by tapping it, creating a 1/1 Thopter artifact creature token.
- 2Activate Arcbound Ravager by sacrificing the Thopter.
- 3When the Thopter dies, Dross Scorpion triggers, untapping Detective's Satchel.
- 4Resolve the Arcbound Ravager ability.
- 5Repeat.
Dross Scorpion + Detective's Satchel + Atog
- 1Activate Detective's Satchel by tapping it, creating a 1/1 Thopter artifact creature token.
- 2Activate Atog by sacrificing the Thopter.
- 3When the Thopter dies, Dross Scorpion triggers, untapping Detective's Satchel.
- 4Resolve the Atog ability.
- 5Repeat.
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