Carnage Interpreter
CLURavnica: Clue Edition/#26/2024Rare
Colour IDMV 3
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$3.49
Cardmarket€2.89
ManaPool$1.76
TCGplayer$2.84
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$1.60
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.67 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $3.49High $4.49Low $2.79▼ 12.5%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$2.84TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.4%30d▲ 8.4%90d▲ 59.6%
90d high
$2.85
90d low
$1.77
Paper printings priced
1
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$2.84
Ravnica: Clue Edition
- Up 8.4% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Trading at or near its 90 day high of $2.85.
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Gameplay and rules
Creature — Devil Detective
When this creature enters, discard your hand, then investigate four times. (To investigate, create a Clue token. It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
As long as you have one or fewer cards in hand, this creature gets +2/+2 and has menace.
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Keywords
Investigate
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (6)
wotc2 Feb 2024
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.
wotc2 Feb 2024
Once Carnage Interpreter has been blocked, causing it to gain menace by removing cards from your hand won't cause it to stop being blocked.
wotc2 Feb 2024
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.
wotc2 Feb 2024
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.
wotc2 Feb 2024
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.
wotc2 Feb 2024
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.
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About this card
Carnage Interpreter
Carnage Interpreter is a Creature — Devil Detective, with mana cost {1}{B/R}{B/R} (mana value 3).
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: not_legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $2.84 (up 8.4% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Carnage Interpreter FAQ
How much is Carnage Interpreter worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Carnage Interpreter is $2.84. It is up 8.4% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $1.77 to $2.85.
What is the cheapest printing of Carnage Interpreter?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Ravnica: Clue Edition at $2.84 on TCGplayer.
What set was Carnage Interpreter first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from CLU #26, released 2024-02-23.
Is Carnage Interpreter legal in Commander?
Yes, Carnage Interpreter is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Carnage Interpreter legal in Modern?
Carnage Interpreter is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Carnage Interpreter legal in Standard?
Carnage Interpreter is not currently legal in Standard per Scryfall's legality feed.
What does Carnage Interpreter do?
Carnage Interpreter is a Creature — Devil Detective with mana cost {1}{B/R}{B/R}. Its Oracle text reads: "When this creature enters, discard your hand, then investigate four times. (To investigate, create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.") As long as you have one or fewer cards in hand, this creature gets +2/+2 and has menace.".