---
name: "Wavesifter"
mana_cost: "{3}{G}{U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Elemental"
colors: ["G", "U"]
color_identity: ["G", "U"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Investigate", "Evoke"]
set: "MH2"
set_name: "Modern Horizons 2"
collector_number: "217"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Nils Hamm"
oracle_id: "d1ec1e4e-faa6-4afc-9e00-a3327105c11b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/wavesifter-mh2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Wavesifter
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{G}{U}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Elemental
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/2
- **Keywords:** Flying, Investigate, Evoke

## Oracle Text
Flying
When this creature enters, investigate twice. (To investigate, create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Evoke {G}{U} (You may cast this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it's sacrificed when it enters.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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2. [Ethereal Investigator](/printing/ethereal-investigator-voc.md) — Creature — Spirit
3. [Erdwal Illuminator](/printing/erdwal-illuminator-mkc.md) — Creature — Spirit
4. [Wistfulness](/printing/wistfulness-ecl.md) — Creature — Elemental Incarnation
5. [Drownyard Explorers](/printing/drownyard-explorers-soi.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
6. [Soul of Migration](/printing/soul-of-migration-j21.md) — Creature — Elemental

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) #217
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Nils Hamm
- **Total Printings:** 17 across all historical editions

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