---
name: "Evidence Examiner"
mana_cost: "{G}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Merfolk Detective"
colors: ["G", "U"]
color_identity: ["G", "U"]
keywords: ["Collect evidence", "Investigate"]
set: "MKM"
set_name: "Murders at Karlov Manor"
collector_number: "201"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Paolo Puggioni"
oracle_id: "a3468804-26ad-4919-b030-a1906a7029e8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/evidence-examiner-mkm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Evidence Examiner
- **Mana Cost:** `{G}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Merfolk Detective
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Collect evidence, Investigate

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may collect evidence 4. (Exile cards with total mana value 4 or greater from your graveyard.)
Whenever you collect evidence, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Vitu-Ghazi Inspector](/printing/vitu-ghazi-inspector-mkm.md) — Creature — Elf Detective
2. [Serene Sleuth](/printing/serene-sleuth-mkc.md) — Creature — Human Detective
3. [Forensic Researcher](/printing/forensic-researcher-mkm.md) — Creature — Merfolk Detective
4. [Drownyard Explorers](/printing/drownyard-explorers-soi.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Surveillance Monitor](/printing/surveillance-monitor-mkm.md) — Creature — Vedalken Detective
6. [Trail of Evidence](/printing/trail-of-evidence-soi.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM) #201
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Paolo Puggioni
- **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`