Nick Valentine, Private Eye 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
Nick Valentine can't be blocked except by artifact creatures. Whenever Nick Valentine or another artifact creature you control dies, you may investigate. (To investigate, create a Clue token. It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
How it works : Nick Valentine, Private Eye
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Once Nick Valentine has been blocked, making the blocking creature stop being an artifact won't cause Nick Valentine to become unblocked.
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
Nick Valentine, Private Eye + Stridehangar Automaton + Krark-Clan Ironworks
Infinite artifact tokensInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing another artifact creature, adding
. - 2When the creature dies, Nick Valentine triggers, creating a Clue token and a 1/1 Thopter artifact creature token.
- 3Repeat.
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#2
Nick Valentine, Private Eye + Stridehangar Automaton + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite artifact tokensInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing another artifact creature, adding .
- 2When the creature dies, Nick Valentine triggers, creating a Clue token and a 1/1 Thopter artifact creature token.
- 3Repeat.
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#3
Nick Valentine, Private Eye + March of the Machines
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Kill an artifact creature you control.
- 2Nick Valentine triggers, creating a Clue artifact token.
- 3The Clue enters the battlefield as a 0/0 artifact creature due to March of the Machines, and dies as a state-based action due to having 0 toughness.
- 4Repeat from step 2.
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#4
Nick Valentine, Private Eye + Stridehangar Automaton + Arcbound Ravager
Infinite artifact tokensInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Arcbound Ravager by sacrificing another artifact creature.
- 2When the creature dies, Nick Valentine triggers, creating a Clue token and a 1/1 Thopter artifact creature token.
- 3Resolve the Arcbound Ravager ability.
- 4Repeat.
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#5
Nick Valentine, Private Eye + Stridehangar Automaton + Grinding Station
Infinite artifact tokensInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Grinding Station by tapping it and sacrificing another artifact creature.
- 2When the creature dies, Nick Valentine triggers, creating a Clue token and a 1/1 Thopter artifact creature token.
- 3When the Clue and Thopter enter the battlefield, Grinding Station triggers twice, untapping Grinding Station.
- 4Resolve the Grinding Station ability from step 1.
- 5Repeat.
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#6
Nick Valentine, Private Eye + Stridehangar Automaton + Phyrexian Altar
Infinite artifact tokensInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite colored mana
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing another artifact creature, adding one mana of any color.
- 2When the creature dies, Nick Valentine triggers, creating a Clue token and a 1/1 Thopter artifact creature token.
- 3Repeat.
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#7
Nick Valentine, Private Eye + Stridehangar Automaton + Umbral Collar Zealot
Infinite artifact tokensInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Umbral Collar Zealot by sacrificing another artifact creature.
- 2When the creature dies, Nick Valentine triggers, creating a Clue token and a 1/1 Thopter artifact creature token.
- 3Resolve the Umbral Collar Zealot ability.
- 4Repeat.
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#8
Nick Valentine, Private Eye + Stridehangar Automaton + Blasting Station
Infinite artifact tokensInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Blasting Station by tapping it and sacrificing another artifact creature.
- 2When the creature dies, Nick Valentine triggers, creating a Clue token and a 1/1 Thopter artifact creature token.
- 3When the Thopter enters the battlefield, Blasting Station trigger, untapping Blasting Station.
- 4Resolve the Blasting Station ability from step 1.
- 5Repeat.
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