Jace's Scrutiny
Shadows over Innistrad 70 • common
- Set
- Shadows over Innistrad
- Collector number
- 70
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Slawomir Maniak
- Market price
- $0.11
What it does
Target creature gets -4/-0 until end of turn.
Investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "2 generic mana, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
"Just a collage of images: cryptoliths, the sea, a tangle of shipwrecks."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Jace's Scrutiny was released in 2016 as part of the Shadows over Innistrad expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set revisited the gothic horror-themed plane of Innistrad, focusing on a narrative of madness and corruption tied to the planeswalker Jace Beleren. This particular card was designed to represent the intellectual, investigative side of the character as he attempts to parse the shifting reality of the world.
The card's artwork, illustrated by Aleksi Briclot, utilizes a cool color palette and a sharp, focused composition to convey the theme of intense mental examination. Briclot's design emphasizes Jace's iconic glowing blue magic and his signature hood, creating a visual shorthand for his presence in the block. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional utility piece for limited formats, noted for its ability to temper aggressive creatures while providing the card selection mechanic known as investigate.
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