---
name: "Humble the Brute"
mana_cost: "{4}{W}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Investigate"]
set: "SOI"
set_name: "Shadows over Innistrad"
collector_number: "23"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Daarken"
oracle_id: "bea6606c-ea9a-4199-a8cd-b35d7c47fd7b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/humble-the-brute-soi"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Humble the Brute
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{W}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Investigate

## Oracle Text
Destroy target creature with power 4 or greater.
Investigate.(Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

> *「只有加上正中眉心那一箭，才能真正算得上惊喜。」*

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3. [Foul Play](/printing/foul-play-dbl.md) — Sorcery
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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shadows over Innistrad (SOI) #23
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Daarken
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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