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Subcontract $0.09 Subcontract Similar effect B · Sorcery A person outside the game looks at target opponent's hand and chooses a nonland card from it. Deceit $9.60 Deceit Similar effect 4U/BU/B · Elemental Incarnation When this creature enters, if {U}{U} was spent to cast it, return up to one other target nonland ... Entomber Exarch $0.08 Entomber Exarch Similar effect 2BB · Phyrexian Cleric When this creature enters, choose one — Grief $3.57 Grief Similar effect 2BB · Elemental Incarnation Menace Ghastlord of Fugue $1.29 Ghastlord of Fugue Similar effect U/BU/BU/BU/BU/B · Spirit Avatar This creature can't be blocked. Gastal Raider $0.09 Gastal Raider Similar effect 2B · Vampire Rogue Start your engines! Rock Star $0.06 Rock Star Similar effect 4R · Elemental Performer Reach Elite Spellbinder $0.31 Elite Spellbinder Similar effect 2W · Human Cleric Flying Biting-Palm Ninja $0.33 Biting-Palm Ninja Similar effect 2B · Human Ninja Ninjutsu {2}{B} Hunted Phantasm $3.88 Hunted Phantasm Similar effect 1UU · Spirit This creature can't be blocked. Spire Phantasm $0.05 Spire Phantasm Similar effect 2UU · Gargoyle Illusion Reveal this card as you draft it. Doomsday Specter $0.44 Doomsday Specter Similar effect 2UB · Specter Flying Tidehollow Sculler $0.34 Tidehollow Sculler Similar effect WB · Zombie When this creature enters, target opponent reveals their hand and you choose a nonland card from it. Mesmeric Fiend $1.81 Mesmeric Fiend Similar effect 1B · Nightmare Horror When this creature enters, target opponent reveals their hand and you choose a nonland card from it. Neurok Invisimancer $0.10 Neurok Invisimancer Similar effect 1UU · Human Wizard This creature can't be blocked. Keymaster Rogue $0.11 Keymaster Rogue Similar effect 3U · Human Rogue This creature can't be blocked. Brain Maggot $0.20 Brain Maggot Similar effect 1B · Insect When this creature enters, target opponent reveals their hand and you choose a nonland card from it. Kitesail Freebooter $0.16 Kitesail Freebooter Similar effect 1B · Human Pirate Flying Acquisitions Expert $0.08 Acquisitions Expert Similar effect 1B · Human Rogue When this creature enters, target opponent reveals a number of cards from their hand equal to the... Disciple of Phenax $0.08 Disciple of Phenax Similar effect 2BB · Human Cleric When this creature enters, target player reveals a number of cards from their hand equal to your ...

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Commander-Legal Alternatives to Defective Detective

Deceit Deceit $9.60 Entomber Exarch Entomber Exarch $0.08 Grief Grief $3.57 Ghastlord of Fugue Ghastlord of Fugue $1.29 Gastal Raider Gastal Raider $0.09 Elite Spellbinder Elite Spellbinder $0.31 Biting-Palm Ninja Biting-Palm Ninja $0.33 Hunted Phantasm Hunted Phantasm $3.88 Spire Phantasm Spire Phantasm $0.05 Doomsday Specter Doomsday Specter $0.44 Tidehollow Sculler Tidehollow Sculler $0.34 Mesmeric Fiend Mesmeric Fiend $1.81 Neurok Invisimancer Neurok Invisimancer $0.10 Keymaster Rogue Keymaster Rogue $0.11 Brain Maggot Brain Maggot $0.20 Kitesail Freebooter Kitesail Freebooter $0.16 Acquisitions Expert Acquisitions Expert $0.08 Disciple of Phenax Disciple of Phenax $0.08

Modern-Legal Alternatives to Defective Detective

Deceit Deceit $9.60 Entomber Exarch Entomber Exarch $0.08 Ghastlord of Fugue Ghastlord of Fugue $1.29 Gastal Raider Gastal Raider $0.09 Elite Spellbinder Elite Spellbinder $0.31 Biting-Palm Ninja Biting-Palm Ninja $0.33 Hunted Phantasm Hunted Phantasm $3.88 Tidehollow Sculler Tidehollow Sculler $0.34 Neurok Invisimancer Neurok Invisimancer $0.10 Keymaster Rogue Keymaster Rogue $0.11 Brain Maggot Brain Maggot $0.20 Kitesail Freebooter Kitesail Freebooter $0.16 Acquisitions Expert Acquisitions Expert $0.08 Disciple of Phenax Disciple of Phenax $0.08

Pioneer-Legal Alternatives to Defective Detective

Deceit Deceit $9.60 Gastal Raider Gastal Raider $0.09 Elite Spellbinder Elite Spellbinder $0.31 Biting-Palm Ninja Biting-Palm Ninja $0.33 Keymaster Rogue Keymaster Rogue $0.11 Brain Maggot Brain Maggot $0.20 Kitesail Freebooter Kitesail Freebooter $0.16 Acquisitions Expert Acquisitions Expert $0.08 Disciple of Phenax Disciple of Phenax $0.08

Standard-Legal Alternatives to Defective Detective

Deceit Deceit $9.60 Gastal Raider Gastal Raider $0.09

Pauper-Legal Alternatives to Defective Detective

Mesmeric Fiend Mesmeric Fiend $1.81 Neurok Invisimancer Neurok Invisimancer $0.10 Keymaster Rogue Keymaster Rogue $0.11 Disciple of Phenax Disciple of Phenax $0.08

Legacy-Legal Alternatives to Defective Detective

Deceit Deceit $9.60 Entomber Exarch Entomber Exarch $0.08 Ghastlord of Fugue Ghastlord of Fugue $1.29 Gastal Raider Gastal Raider $0.09 Elite Spellbinder Elite Spellbinder $0.31 Biting-Palm Ninja Biting-Palm Ninja $0.33 Hunted Phantasm Hunted Phantasm $3.88 Spire Phantasm Spire Phantasm $0.05 Doomsday Specter Doomsday Specter $0.44 Tidehollow Sculler Tidehollow Sculler $0.34 Mesmeric Fiend Mesmeric Fiend $1.81 Neurok Invisimancer Neurok Invisimancer $0.10 Keymaster Rogue Keymaster Rogue $0.11 Brain Maggot Brain Maggot $0.20 Kitesail Freebooter Kitesail Freebooter $0.16 Acquisitions Expert Acquisitions Expert $0.08 Disciple of Phenax Disciple of Phenax $0.08
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