---
name: "Confront the Unknown"
mana_cost: "{G}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Investigate"]
set: "SIR"
set_name: "Shadows over Innistrad Remastered"
collector_number: "190"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Kev Walker"
oracle_id: "221240c5-3c97-438c-b906-2508eacf190f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/confront-the-unknown-sir"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Confront the Unknown
- **Mana Cost:** `{G}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Investigate

## Oracle Text
Investigate, then target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each Clue you control. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ongoing Investigation](/printing/ongoing-investigation-soi.md) — Enchantment
2. [Thorough Investigation](/printing/thorough-investigation-afc.md) — Enchantment
3. [Curious Inquiry](/printing/curious-inquiry-mkm.md) — Enchantment — Aura
4. [Serene Sleuth](/printing/serene-sleuth-mkc.md) — Creature — Human Detective
5. [Drownyard Explorers](/printing/drownyard-explorers-soi.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
6. [Briarbridge Patrol](/printing/briarbridge-patrol-sir.md) — Creature — Human Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shadows over Innistrad Remastered (SIR) #190
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Kev Walker
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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