---
name: "Ethereal Investigator"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Spirit"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Investigate"]
set: "VOC"
set_name: "Crimson Vow Commander"
collector_number: "12"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Sean Murray"
oracle_id: "24038629-7c12-45ef-8ec4-0d2bb3e2265c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ethereal-investigator-voc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Ethereal Investigator
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3
- **Keywords:** Flying, Investigate

## Oracle Text
Flying
When this creature enters, investigate X times, where X is the number of opponents you have. (To investigate, create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Whenever you draw your second card each turn, create a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Erdwal Illuminator](/printing/erdwal-illuminator-mkc.md) — Creature — Spirit
2. [Cold Case Cracker](/printing/cold-case-cracker-mkm.md) — Creature — Spirit Detective
3. [Bygone Bishop](/printing/bygone-bishop-voc.md) — Creature — Spirit Cleric
4. [Lord Jyscal Guado](/printing/lord-jyscal-guado-fic.md) — Legendary Creature — Spirit Cleric
5. [Excogitator Sphinx](/printing/excogitator-sphinx-ymkm.md) — Creature — Sphinx Detective
6. [Ezrim, Agency Chief](/printing/ezrim-agency-chief-mkm.md) — Legendary Creature — Archon Detective

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Crimson Vow Commander (VOC) #12
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Sean Murray
- **Total Printings:** 20 across all historical editions

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