---
name: "Eliminate the Impossible"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Investigate"]
set: "MKM"
set_name: "Murders at Karlov Manor"
collector_number: "54"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Carlos Palma Cruchaga"
oracle_id: "c78d4cec-6764-4cce-96d2-a2d85a57b218"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/eliminate-the-impossible-mkm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Investigate. Creatures your opponents control get -2/-0 until end of turn. If any of them are suspected, they're no longer suspected. (To investigate, create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

> *« La moitié de la ville avait un mobile. Il est temps de réduire la liste à ceux qui avaient également les moyens et l'occasion. »*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM) #54
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Carlos Palma Cruchaga
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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