---
name: "Deduce"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Investigate"]
set: "SOA"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive"
collector_number: "146"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Shusaku Sato"
oracle_id: "eeae4161-9f35-45df-8b3c-c55e37f49cd1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/deduce-soa"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Deduce
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Investigate

## Oracle Text
Draw a card. Investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

> *「異常を見落としてはならない。そこに謎を解く鍵があることが多いからだ。」
――アルキスト・プロフトの捜査日誌*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Drownyard Explorers](/printing/drownyard-explorers-soi.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Thraben Inspector](/printing/thraben-inspector-inr.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
3. [Thorough Investigation](/printing/thorough-investigation-afc.md) — Enchantment
4. [Novice Inspector](/printing/novice-inspector-mkm.md) — Creature — Human Detective
5. [Trail of Evidence](/printing/trail-of-evidence-soi.md) — Enchantment
6. [Serene Sleuth](/printing/serene-sleuth-mkc.md) — Creature — Human Detective

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #146
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Shusaku Sato
- **Total Printings:** 24 across all historical editions

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