Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth 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.
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Official card text
Whenever another creature you control dies, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.") Whenever you sacrifice a token, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card into your graveyard.)
How it works : Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
If you sacrifice a Clue token, Eloise's last ability will trigger in response. You'll surveil before drawing the card.
Card named in this ruling
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Eloise's last ability triggers whenever you sacrifice any token for any reason, not just whenever you sacrifice Clue tokens.
Card named in this ruling
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
If you create a token that's a copy of Eloise and both are legendary, you will choose either the token or the original Eloise to keep and put the other into the graveyard. This is not the same as sacrificing it. Putting the token into the graveyard won't cause nontoken Eloise's last ability to trigger.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth + March of the Machines
Draw the gameInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Kill a creature.
- 2The creature dies, triggering Eloise's first ability, creating a Clue token.
- 3The Clue token becomes a 0/0 creature due to March of the Machines, and then dies as a state-based action due to having zero toughness.
- 4Repeat from step 2.
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#2
Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth + Stridehangar Automaton + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite artifact tokensInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing another creature you control, adding
. - 2Eloise's first ability triggers, and Eloise's second ability triggers if the creature was a token.
- 3Resolve the first trigger, creating a Clue token and a 1/1 Thopter artifact creature token.
- 4Resolve the second trigger, if applicable, causing you to surveil 1.
- 5Repeat.
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Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth + Stridehangar Automaton + Krark-Clan Ironworks
Infinite artifact tokensInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing another creature you control, adding .
- 2Eloise's first ability triggers, and Eloise's second ability triggers if the creature was a token.
- 3Resolve the first trigger, creating a Clue token and a 1/1 Thopter artifact creature token.
- 4Resolve the second trigger, if applicable, causing you to surveil 1.
- 5Repeat.
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Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth + Stridehangar Automaton + Umbral Collar Zealot
Infinite artifact tokensInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Umbral Collar Zealot by sacrificing another creature you control.
- 2Eloise's first ability triggers, and Eloise's second ability triggers if the creature was a token.
- 3Resolve the first trigger, creating a Clue token and a 1/1 Thopter artifact creature token.
- 4Resolve the second trigger, if applicable, causing you to surveil 1.
- 5Resolve the Umbral Collar Zealot ability.
- 6Repeat.
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#5
Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth + Stridehangar Automaton + Viscera Seer
Infinite artifact tokensInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing another creature you control.
- 2Eloise's first ability triggers, and Eloise's second ability triggers if the creature was a token.
- 3Resolve the first trigger, creating a Clue token and a 1/1 Thopter artifact creature token.
- 4Resolve the second trigger, if applicable, causing you to surveil 1.
- 5Resolve the Viscera Seer ability.
- 6Repeat.
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#6
Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth + Cauldron Familiar + Academy Manufactor + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite artifact tokens
- 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Cauldron Familiar, adding .
- 2When Cauldron Familiar dies, Eloise's first ability triggers, creating a Clue, Food and Treasure token.
- 3Activate Cauldron Familiar by sacrificing a Food.
- 4Eloise's second ability triggers, causing you to surveil 1.
- 5Resolve the Cauldron Familiar ability, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 6When Cauldron Familiar enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life.
- 7Repeat.
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Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth + Cauldron Familiar + Academy Manufactor + Viscera Seer
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite artifact tokens
- 1Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Cauldron Familiar.
- 2When Cauldron Familiar dies, Eloise's first ability triggers, creating a Clue, Food and Treasure token.
- 3Resolve the Viscera Seer ability, causing you to scry 1.
- 4Activate Cauldron Familiar by sacrificing a Food.
- 5Eloise's second ability triggers, causing you to surveil 1.
- 6Resolve the Cauldron Familiar ability, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 7When Cauldron Familiar enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life.
- 8Repeat.
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#8
Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth + Stridehangar Automaton + Phyrexian Altar
Infinite artifact tokensInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite colored mana
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing another creature you control, adding one mana of any color.
- 2Eloise's first ability triggers, and Eloise's second ability triggers if the creature was a token.
- 3Resolve the first trigger, creating a Clue token and a 1/1 Thopter artifact creature token.
- 4Resolve the second trigger, if applicable, causing you to surveil 1.
- 5Repeat.
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Legal formats
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