---
name: "Ongoing Investigation"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["G", "U"]
keywords: ["Investigate"]
set: "MKC"
set_name: "Murders at Karlov Manor Commander"
collector_number: "114"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Bud Cook"
oracle_id: "68227832-2916-49b9-92bb-c09b8a0c13f5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ongoing-investigation-mkc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Ongoing Investigation
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Enchantment
- **Keywords:** Investigate

## Oracle Text
Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
{1}{G}, Exile a creature card from your graveyard: Investigate. You gain 2 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Curious Inquiry](/printing/curious-inquiry-mkm.md) — Enchantment — Aura
2. [Thorough Investigation](/printing/thorough-investigation-afc.md) — Enchantment
3. [Serene Sleuth](/printing/serene-sleuth-mkc.md) — Creature — Human Detective
4. [Briarbridge Patrol](/printing/briarbridge-patrol-sir.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
5. [Piper Wright, Publick Reporter](/printing/piper-wright-publick-reporter-pip.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Detective
6. [Search the Premises](/printing/search-the-premises-mkc.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC) #114
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Bud Cook
- **Total Printings:** 17 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`