Get a Clue

Casual BUG (Sultai) Counters Investigate Sacrifice

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Creature (19)

• 2x Bloodbriar
• 1x Byway Courier
• 1x Chasm Skulker
• 1x Deadeye Plunderers
• 1x Deathcap Cultivator
• 1x Deepglow Skate
• 1x Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth
• 2x Jace's Projection
• 2x Maraleaf Pixie
• 1x Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
• 1x Ruthless Deathfang
• 1x Swarm Shambler
• 1x Tireless Tracker
• 1x Vela the Night-Clad
• 2x Woodlot Crawler

Land (25)

• 2x Choked Estuary
• 1x Dismal Backwater
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 6x Forest
• 5x Island
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 5x Swamp
• 4x Thornwood Falls

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Ongoing Investigation
• 2x Ulvenwald Mysteries

Artifact (3)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 2x Venser's Journal

Planeswalker (6)

• 2x Jace, Arcane Strategist
• 1x Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
• 1x Vraska, Golgari Queen
• 1x Vraska, Golgari Queen
• 1x Vraska, Relic Seeker

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Bring to Light
• 2x Pitiless Carnage
• 1x Root Out
• 1x Walk the Plank

Instant (2)

• 2x Costly Plunder

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Introduction {B}{G}{U}

This deck is primarily based off of the Investigate mechanic prevalent in SOI and MKM, but as you can see, I only used Clue-cards from SOI. I vastly prefer the Lovecraftian-esque undertone of the art from that set, as well as the aesthetic of it being based more on the Victorian era.

There's three main layers to this deck tied to Clue tokens:

Getting a Clue {U}

Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth, Byway Courier, Ongoing Investigation, Root Out, Tireless Tracker, and Ulvenwald Mysteries serve as this deck's sources of Clue tokens. I might be adding more later after play-testing some.

Jack of All Trades {G}

Here's where it can get a bit interesting. Instead of purely using Clue tokens to draw cards, this deck utilizes Vraska, Golgari Queen in order to gain an additional point of health with each sacrifice, Vraska, Relic Seeker to give a little mana in emergencies, and both Costly Plunder and Pitiless Carnage to draw even more cards with lower mana cost if the need arises. All the while, sacrificing Clues will power up Bloodbriar and Deadeye Plunderers. Additionally, Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest boosts everyone else!

More Than One Suspect {B}

This is my favorite part. Chasm Skulker, Jace's Projection, Jace, Arcane Strategist will be passively powering up as well while Venser's Journal heals you. Jace, Wielder of Mysteries is there just in case you run out of cards in your library. Lastly, the Human Soldier and Insect tokens generated by Ulvenwald Mysteries and Swarm Shambler can be used as fuel for Ashnod's Altar so you can afford your big-hitters. At the same time you're gaining mana, Ruthless Deathfang and Vela the Night-Clad punish the opponent for your own sacrifices.

There's a lot of synergy in this deck but it may be spread a little thin. Play-testing will reveal what needs to be changed. I think it's a fun deck though, and I hope others will too.

Date added	2 days
Last updated	2 days
Exclude colors	WR
Legality	This deck is Casual legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 15 - 0 Rares 14 - 0 Uncommons 10 - 0 Commons
Cards	63
Avg. CMC	3.66
Tokens	Clue, Emblem Vraska, Golgari Queen, Human Soldier 1/1 W, Insect 1/1 G, Pirate 2/2 B, Plot, Squid 1/1 U, Treasure
Folders	Thematic Decks