Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Ongoing Investigation
Shadows over Innistrad · #77 · uncommon · 2016
Enchantment
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Market reference
$0.21
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Card facts
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- Collector number
- 77 / 302
- Release year
- 2016
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Illustrator
- Bud Cook
- Colors
- U (identity: GU)
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2016-04-08
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Enchantment
Also does
Strategy & play
How Ongoing Investigation plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
How to beat Ongoing Investigation
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
More by Bud Cook
This card was illustrated by Bud Cook.
About this card
Mana cost: {1}{U}
Type: Enchantment
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.
Keywords: Investigate
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.21 |
| USD (foil) | $0.34 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.08 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.62 |
| MTGO tix | 0.03 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Ongoing Investigation is real?
Ongoing Investigation is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Ongoing Investigation worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Ongoing Investigation is $0.21; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Ongoing Investigation from?
Ongoing Investigation is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Shadows over Innistrad" in the expansion series, released in 2016.
What rarity is Ongoing Investigation?
Ongoing Investigation is a uncommon card in the Shadows over Innistrad set.
Other Ongoing Investigation printings
Same Magic: The Gathering card across other sets and rarities.
