---
name: "Forensic Researcher"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Merfolk Detective"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Collect evidence"]
set: "MKM"
set_name: "Murders at Karlov Manor"
collector_number: "58"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Aldo Domínguez"
oracle_id: "75e7f7c7-fa98-497b-bf5e-8f74571e190c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/forensic-researcher-mkm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Forensic Researcher
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Merfolk Detective
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/3
- **Keywords:** Collect evidence

## Oracle Text
{T}: Untap another target permanent you control.
{T}, Collect evidence 3: Tap target creature you don't control. (To collect evidence 3, exile cards with total mana value 3 or greater from your graveyard.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Evidence Examiner](/printing/evidence-examiner-mkm.md) — Creature — Merfolk Detective
2. [Crimestopper Sprite](/printing/crimestopper-sprite-mkm.md) — Creature — Faerie Detective
3. [Kiora's Follower](/printing/kioras-follower-plst.md) — Creature — Merfolk
4. [Vitu-Ghazi Inspector](/printing/vitu-ghazi-inspector-mkm.md) — Creature — Elf Detective
5. [Press for Answers](/printing/press-for-answers-soi.md) — Sorcery
6. [Benthic Explorers](/printing/benthic-explorers-all.md) — Creature — Merfolk Scout

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM) #58
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Aldo Domínguez
- **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`