---
name: "Magnifying Glass"
mana_cost: "{3}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Investigate"]
set: "C18"
set_name: "Commander 2018"
collector_number: "208"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Dan Murayama Scott"
oracle_id: "f2ce9e55-07c0-4f36-a59e-127693fc0f62"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/magnifying-glass-c18"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Magnifying Glass
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Artifact
- **Keywords:** Investigate

## Oracle Text
{T}: Add {C}.
{4}, {T}: Investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

> *Die Ritter-Inquisitoren von Sankt Rabanus tauchen in Mysterien ein, die man besser unerforscht lassen sollte.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Thraben Inspector](/printing/thraben-inspector-inr.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
2. [Deduce](/printing/deduce-mkm.md) — Instant
3. [Drownyard Explorers](/printing/drownyard-explorers-soi.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Novice Inspector](/printing/novice-inspector-mkm.md) — Creature — Human Detective
5. [Thorough Investigation](/printing/thorough-investigation-afc.md) — Enchantment
6. [Confront the Unknown](/printing/confront-the-unknown-sir.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2018 (C18) #208
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Dan Murayama Scott
- **Total Printings:** 39 across all historical editions

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