---
name: "Arcane Investigator"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Elf Wizard"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "AFR"
set_name: "Adventures in the Forgotten Realms"
collector_number: "46"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Bram Sels"
oracle_id: "19b229c4-1c21-4c7c-a25e-4e8c1cd4ed4b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/arcane-investigator-afr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Arcane Investigator
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Elf Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1

## Oracle Text
Search the Room — {5}{U}: Roll a d20.
1—9 | Draw a card.
10—20 | Look at the top three cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Arcane Endeavor](/printing/arcane-endeavor-afc.md) — Sorcery
2. [Eerie Procession](/printing/eerie-procession-chk.md) — Sorcery — Arcane
3. [Spellseeker](/printing/spellseeker-j20.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Archivist](/printing/archivist-8ed.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Pondering Mage](/printing/pondering-mage-j21.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
6. [Mystic Archaeologist](/printing/mystic-archaeologist-m19.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) #46
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Bram Sels
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`