Dogged Detective

Dogged Detective

Creature — Human Rogue

Mana cost: {1}{B}

How we read this card

When this creature enters, surveil 2.

triggered — surveils

Whenever an opponent draws their second card each turn, you may return this card from your graveyard to your hand.

triggered — brings a card back

Causes: surveil, anything leaves a graveyard.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

you surveil — 233 cards in the game can cause this (Dogged Detective is one).

When Dogged Detective surveils:

  1. Mirko, Obsessive Theorist — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Prudent Fateseer // Peer Review — gives +1/+0
  3. Diviner of Victory // Unwind History — gets +1/+1
  4. Saheeli, Consul of Oversight — makes a token
  5. Copy Catchers — makes a token
  6. Proft, Consulting Detective — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Matoya, Archon Elder — draws you 1 card
  8. Denzilore Fatehold — puts a counter on a creature
  9. Whispering Snitch — deals 1 damage
  10. Blood Operative — makes you lose life

5 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Rogue attacks — 636 cards in the game can cause this (Dogged Detective is one).

  1. Soaring Thought-Thief — When Dogged Detective attacks, Soaring Thought-Thief mills a card

a Rogue deals combat damage — 636 cards in the game can cause this (Dogged Detective is one).

  1. Anowon, the Ruin Thief — When Dogged Detective deals combat damage, Anowon, the Ruin Thief mills a card

2 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Rogue creature enters the battlefield — 657 cards in the game can cause this (Dogged Detective is one).

  1. Cloak and Dagger — When Dogged Detective enters, Cloak and Dagger triggers

a Rogue enters the battlefield — 659 cards in the game can cause this (Dogged Detective is one).

  1. Thieves' Guild Enforcer — When Dogged Detective enters, Thieves' Guild Enforcer mills a card

a creature leaves a graveyard — 1,302 cards in the game can cause this (Dogged Detective is one).

When Dogged Detective leaves a graveyard:

  1. Grim Reaper's Scythe — makes a token
  2. Syr Konrad, the Grim — deals 1 damage
  3. Cyan, Vengeful Samurai — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Along the Crooked Way — puts a counter on a Goblin or Army
  5. Skeleton Crew — makes a token
  6. Desecrated Tomb — makes a token
  7. Chalk Outline — makes a token
  8. Insidious Roots — makes a token
  9. Undead Hand Ninja — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  10. Erebos's Titan — triggers

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything leaves a graveyard — 2,503 cards in the game can cause this (Dogged Detective is one).

When Dogged Detective leaves a graveyard:

  1. Blastoneuron — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab — makes a token
  3. Teval, the Balanced Scale — makes a token
  4. Hologram Stalker — makes a token
  5. Tormod, the Desecrator — makes a token
  6. Quintorius, Field Historian — makes a token
  7. Garrison Excavator — makes a token
  8. Amzu, Swarm's Hunger — makes a token
  9. Kirol, History Buff // Pack a Punch — becomes prepared
  10. Teval's Judgment — triggers

13 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Human enters the battlefield — 4,639 cards in the game can cause this (Dogged Detective is one).

When Dogged Detective enters:

  1. General Kudro of Drannith — hits a graveyard
  2. Heronblade Elite — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Kyler, Sigardian Emissary — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Thalia's Lieutenant — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Champion of the Parish — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Captain of the Mists — untaps itself
  7. Erkenbrand, Lord of Westfold — gives +1/+0
  8. Beregond of the Guard — gives +1/+1
  9. Théoden, King of Rohan — grants double strike
  10. Lossarnach Captain — taps a creature an opponent controls

2 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card in a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Dogged Detective is one).

  1. Samwise Gamgee — Dogged Detective puts cards into the graveyard that Samwise Gamgee can bring back
  2. Bloodbond March — Dogged Detective puts cards into the graveyard that Bloodbond March can bring back
  3. Thor, God of Thunder — Dogged Detective puts cards into the graveyard that Thor, God of Thunder can bring back
  4. Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy — Dogged Detective puts cards into the graveyard that Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy can bring back
  5. Harness the Storm — Dogged Detective puts cards into the graveyard that Harness the Storm can bring back
  6. Transplant Theorist — Dogged Detective puts cards into the graveyard that Transplant Theorist can bring back
  7. Heart-Shaped Herb — Dogged Detective puts cards into the graveyard that Heart-Shaped Herb can bring back
  8. Wayward Angel — Dogged Detective fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Wayward Angel needs
  9. Rescue from the Underworld — Dogged Detective puts cards into the graveyard that Rescue from the Underworld can bring back
  10. Victimize — Dogged Detective puts cards into the graveyard that Victimize can bring back

434 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything goes to a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Dogged Detective is one).

When a card hits the graveyard thanks to Dogged Detective:

  1. Quest for Ancient Secrets — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Planar Void — hits a graveyard
  3. Measure of Wickedness — gives an opponent control of itself
  4. Energy Field — sacrifices itself

7 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Dogged Detective is one).

  1. Invisible Woman — When Dogged Detective attacks, Invisible Woman triggers

128 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything enters the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this (Dogged Detective is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Dogged Detective enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

59 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.