---
name: "Identify the Culprit"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "UNK"
set_name: "Unknown Event"
collector_number: "UW02c"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: ""
oracle_id: "9b7d76c6-82a1-4c4a-96ed-ee47f0859c10"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/identify-the-culprit-unk"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Identify the Culprit
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Secretly choose a creature target opponent controls. Then, that player guesses which creature it is. Reveal the chosen creature. If they guessed incorrectly, exile the creature you chose. Otherwise, return Identify the Culprit to its owner's hand and you can't cast it again this turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Guess Who it Is!](/printing/guess-who-it-is-unk.md) — Sorcery
2. [The Actualizer](/printing/the-actualizer-unk.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
3. [The Fact Checker](/printing/the-fact-checker-unk.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Eliminate the Impossible](/printing/eliminate-the-impossible-mkm.md) — Instant
5. [Castigate](/printing/castigate-gpt.md) — Sorcery
6. [Defective Detective](/printing/defective-detective-ust.md) — Creature — Human Spy

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Unknown Event (UNK) #UW02c
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** 

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