Thraben Inspector
Jumpstart 2022 255 • common
- Set
- Jumpstart 2022
- Collector number
- 255
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Matt Stewart
- Market price
- $0.19
What it does
When this creature enters, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "2 generic mana, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
"If you've been at this as long as I have, nothing can surprise you. That's the hope, at least."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Thraben Inspector first appeared in the Shadows over Innistrad set in 2016, designed as a staple white creature for Magic: The Gathering. The card was conceived to provide players with early-game utility by generating a Clue token upon entering the battlefield, which allows for card draw at a later stage. Its inclusion in Jumpstart 2022 serves to reinforce its status as a foundational card for white-aligned decks, maintaining the original mechanics and the evocative, gothic-inspired art style consistent with the Innistrad plane.
The illustration for the card, handled by Johannes Voss, emphasizes the vigilant and investigative nature of the human inhabitants of Thraben, the capital city of Innistrad. Voss opted for a visual style that highlights the atmospheric tension of the setting, depicting the inspector with a lantern to signify their role in navigating the horrors of the world. The design has been widely praised by the player base for its efficiency and flavor, quickly becoming a fixture in various constructed formats like Pauper, where its combination of body and card advantage is highly valued.
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