---
name: "Drag the Canal"
mana_cost: "{U}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: ["Surveil", "Investigate"]
set: "MKM"
set_name: "Murders at Karlov Manor"
collector_number: "415"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Josh Hass"
oracle_id: "0c0ffb66-94db-4ba9-afde-c5b4fbf09578"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/drag-the-canal-mkm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Drag the Canal
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Surveil, Investigate

## Oracle Text
Create a 2/2 white and blue Detective creature token. If a creature died this turn, you gain 2 life, surveil 2, then investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

> *"Let's gather what we can before the Golgari tidy up the scene."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Chalk Outline](/printing/chalk-outline-mkm.md) — Enchantment
2. [Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth](/printing/eloise-nephalia-sleuth-prm.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Rogue
3. [Serene Sleuth](/printing/serene-sleuth-mkc.md) — Creature — Human Detective
4. [Ongoing Investigation](/printing/ongoing-investigation-soi.md) — Enchantment
5. [Novice Inspector](/printing/novice-inspector-mkm.md) — Creature — Human Detective
6. [Homicide Investigator](/printing/homicide-investigator-mkm.md) — Creature — Human Detective

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM) #415
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Josh Hass
- **Total Printings:** 15 across all historical editions

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