Forensic Gadgeteer MKM

Other printings of "Forensic Gadgeteer": MKM #57 PMKM #57p PMKM #57s MKM #342

Card

id	55971
artist	Vance Kelly
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attractionLights
availability	arena, mtgo, paper
boosterTypes
borderColor	black
colorIdentity	U
colorIndicator
colors	U
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank	1508
edhrecSaltiness	0.22
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finishes	nonfoil, foil
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frameEffects	showcase
frameVersion	2015
hand
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hasNonFoil	1
isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint
isReserved
isStarter	1
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywords	Investigate
language	English
layout	normal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost	{2}{U}
manaValue	3
name	Forensic Gadgeteer
number	342
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalText	Whenever you cast an artifact spell, investigate. Activated abilities of artifacts you control cost {1} less to activate. This effect can't reduce the mana in that cost to less than one mana.
otherFaceIds
power	2
printings	MKM, PMKM
promoTypes	dossier, boosterfun
rarity	rare
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securityStamp	oval
setCode	MKM
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subsets
subtypes	Vedalken, Artificer, Detective
supertypes
text	Whenever you cast an artifact spell, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.") Activated abilities of artifacts you control cost {1} less to activate. This effect can't reduce the mana in that cost to less than one mana.
toughness	3
type	Creature — Vedalken Artificer Detective
types	Creature
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variations	32868293-2972-5b33-8204-480a1eb72678
watermark
setName	Murders at Karlov Manor

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Legalities

id	55971
alchemy
brawl	Legal
commander	Legal
duel	Legal
future	Legal
gladiator	Legal
historic	Legal
legacy	Legal
modern	Legal
oathbreaker	Legal
oldschool
pauper
paupercommander
penny	Legal
pioneer	Legal
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premodern
standard	Legal
standardbrawl	Legal
timeless	Legal
uuid	c272dd32-59fb-51dc-aa0e-55baf52ffc5a
vintage	Legal

Purchase URLs

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Foreign Data (per language)

language	name	type	text	multiverseId
Chinese Simplified	法证灵械师	生物 — 维多肯／神器师／侦探	每当你施放神器咒语时，探查。由你操控的神器之起动式异能减少{1}来起动。此效应无法将该费用中的法术力减少到少于一点法术力。	649677
French	Gadgeteuse légiste	Créature — vedalken et artificier et détective	À chaque fois que vous lancez un sort d'artefact, enquêtez. Les capacités activées des artefacts que vous contrôlez coûtent {1} de moins à activer. Cet effet ne peut pas réduire le mana de ce coût à moins d'un mana.	649513
German	Forensische Tüftlerin	Kreatur — Vedalken, Handwerker, Detektiv	Immer wenn du einen Artefaktzauber wirkst, stelle Nachforschungen an. Aktivierte Fähigkeiten von Artefakten, die du kontrollierst, kosten beim Aktivieren {1} weniger. Dieser Effekt kann die Menge Mana in jenen Kosten nicht unter ein Mana reduzieren.	649431
Italian	Congegnera Forense	Creatura — Detective Artefice Vedalken	Ogniqualvolta lanci una magia artefatto, indaga. Le abilità attivate degli artefatti che controlli costano {1} in meno per essere attivate. Questo effetto non può ridurre il mana in quel costo a meno di un mana.	649554
Japanese	鑑識の利器師	クリーチャー — ヴィダルケン・工匠・探偵	あなたがアーティファクト・呪文１つを唱えるたび、調査を行う。あなたがコントロールしているアーティファクトの起動型能力を起動するためのコストは{1}少なくなる。この効果は、そのコストに含まれるマナの点数を１点未満に減らせない。	649595
Portuguese (Brazil)	Engenhoqueira Forense	Criatura — Vedalkeano Artesão Detetive	Toda vez que você conjurar uma mágica de artefato, investigue. As habilidades ativadas de artefatos que você controla custam {1} a menos para serem ativadas. Este efeito não pode reduzir o mana daquele custo a menos de um mana.	649636
Spanish	Tecnómana forense	Criatura — Detective artífice vedalken	Siempre que lances un hechizo de artefacto, investiga. Cuesta {1} menos activar las habilidades activadas de los artefactos que controlas. Este efecto no puede reducir esos costes a menos de un maná.	649472

Rulings

date	text
2024-02-02	Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written "[Cost]: [Effect]." Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text. Triggered abilities (starting with "when," "whenever," or "at") are unaffected by the cost reduction ability of Forensic Gadgeteer.
2024-02-02	Clue is an artifact type. Even though it appears on some cards with other permanent types, it's never a creature type, a land type, or anything but an artifact type.
2024-02-02	Forensic Gadgeteer's last ability affects only abilities of artifacts you control on the battlefield. The costs of activated abilities of artifact cards that work in other zones, such as cycling, won't be reduced.
2024-02-02	If an effect refers to a Clue, it means any Clue artifact, not just a Clue artifact token. For example, you can sacrifice Wrench to pay for Alquist Proft, Master Sleuth's activated ability.
2024-02-02	Some abilities trigger "whenever you sacrifice a Clue". Those abilities trigger whenever you sacrifice a Clue for any reason, not just to activate a Clue's activated ability.
2024-02-02	Some spells and abilities that investigate may require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. You won't create any Clue tokens.
2024-02-02	You can't sacrifice a Clue to pay multiple costs. For example, you can't sacrifice a Clue token to activate its own ability and also to activate Alquist Proft, Master Sleuth's ability.