---
name: "The Chase Is On"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Investigate"]
set: "MKM"
set_name: "Murders at Karlov Manor"
collector_number: "304"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Wangjie Li"
oracle_id: "789899eb-3a33-4a41-b6b5-5e2f55a9af51"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-chase-is-on-mkm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# The Chase Is On
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Investigate

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets +3/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. Investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

> *"Se è davvero innocente come dice di essere, perché è scappata?"
—Alquist Proft, note sul caso*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cunning Maneuver](/printing/cunning-maneuver-tla.md) — Instant
2. [On the Job](/printing/on-the-job-mkm.md) — Instant
3. [Rise to the Challenge](/printing/rise-to-the-challenge-bng.md) — Instant
4. [Auspicious Arrival](/printing/auspicious-arrival-mkm.md) — Instant
5. [Confront the Unknown](/printing/confront-the-unknown-sir.md) — Instant
6. [Panther Pounce](/printing/panther-pounce-msh.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM) #304
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Wangjie Li
- **Total Printings:** 16 across all historical editions

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