---
name: "Novice Inspector"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Human Detective"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Investigate"]
set: "MKM"
set_name: "Murders at Karlov Manor"
collector_number: "29"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Fajareka Setiawan"
oracle_id: "c206bdcb-d2c4-4bda-a979-6c0627ef8f73"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/novice-inspector-mkm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Novice Inspector
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Detective
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/2
- **Keywords:** Investigate

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

> *"If the perfect evidence appears at your feet, your first task is to rule out misdirection."
—The Ravnican Agency of Magicological Investigations handbook*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Thraben Inspector](/printing/thraben-inspector-inr.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
2. [Serene Sleuth](/printing/serene-sleuth-mkc.md) — Creature — Human Detective
3. [Sharp-Eyed Rookie](/printing/sharp-eyed-rookie-mkm.md) — Creature — Human Detective
4. [Piper Wright, Publick Reporter](/printing/piper-wright-publick-reporter-pip.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Detective
5. [Drownyard Explorers](/printing/drownyard-explorers-soi.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
6. [Alquist Proft, Master Sleuth](/printing/alquist-proft-master-sleuth-mkm.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Detective

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM) #29
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Fajareka Setiawan
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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