---
name: "In the Pale Moonlight"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Enchantment — Saga"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Investigate"]
set: "TRK"
set_name: "Star Trek"
collector_number: "117"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Charles Chaisson"
oracle_id: "90c78f79-982f-4acd-a8ba-0c6ce115a248"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/in-the-pale-moonlight-trk"
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"
---

# In the Pale Moonlight
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Saga
- **Keywords:** Investigate

## Oracle Text
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Each opponent sacrifices a nontoken creature of their choice.
II — Investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
III — You may sacrifice an artifact or creature. If you do, create two 2/2 black Romulan creature tokens.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Birth of the Imperium](/printing/birth-of-the-imperium-40k.md) — Enchantment — Saga
2. [The City on the Edge of Forever](/printing/the-city-on-the-edge-of-forever-trk.md) — Enchantment — Saga
3. [Fugitive of the Judoon](/printing/fugitive-of-the-judoon-who.md) — Enchantment — Saga
4. [Blink](/printing/blink-who.md) — Enchantment — Saga
5. [Heaven Sent](/printing/heaven-sent-who.md) — Enchantment — Saga
6. [Tamiyo Meets the Story Circle](/printing/tamiyo-meets-the-story-circle-mh3.md) — Enchantment — Saga

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Star Trek (TRK) #117
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Charles Chaisson

## 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`