Nick Valentine, Private Eye

Nick Valentine, Private Eye

Legendary Artifact Creature — Synth Detective

Mana cost: {2}{U}

How we read this card

Nick Valentine can't be blocked except by artifact creatures.

static — restricts what can block it

Whenever Nick Valentine or another artifact creature you control dies, you may investigate.

triggered —

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: create a Clue artifact token, put a Clue artifact token onto the battlefield.

Cares about: an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, a creature dies.

Works well with

a Detective enters the battlefield — 148 cards in the game can cause this (Nick Valentine is one).

When Nick Valentine, Private Eye enters:

  1. Case of the Pilfered Proof — puts a counter on a permanent
  2. Projektor Inspector — draws you 1 card
  3. Perimeter Enforcer — gets +1/+1

an artifact attacks — 1,243 cards in the game can cause this (Nick Valentine is one).

When Nick Valentine, Private Eye attacks:

  1. Alibou, Ancient Witness — deals X damage
  2. Bio-Asset Allocator — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Assaultron Dominator — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Aloy, Savior of Meridian — triggers

an artifact deals combat damage — 1,243 cards in the game can cause this (Nick Valentine is one).

When Nick Valentine, Private Eye deals combat damage:

  1. Locutus of Borg — makes a token
  2. Sharding Sphinx — makes a token
  3. Antagonist Incorporator — makes a token
  4. Research Thief — draws you 1 card
  5. Thopter Spy Network — draws you 1 card
  6. Hive Mind Coprocessor — makes you lose life
  7. Pia Nalaar, Chief Mechanic — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  8. Automated Assembly Line — triggers

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

a nontoken artifact deals combat damage — 1,243 cards in the game can cause this (Nick Valentine is one).

  1. Virulent Silencer — When Nick Valentine, Private Eye deals combat damage, Virulent Silencer puts 2 counters on a permanent

an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 1,254 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Straw Golem — When Straw Golem dies, Nick Valentine, Private Eye triggers
  2. Extruder — When Extruder dies, Nick Valentine, Private Eye triggers
  3. Myriad Construct — When Myriad Construct dies, Nick Valentine, Private Eye triggers
  4. Salvager of Ruin — When Salvager of Ruin dies, Nick Valentine, Private Eye triggers
  5. Bottle Gnomes — When Bottle Gnomes dies, Nick Valentine, Private Eye triggers
  6. Junk Golem — When Junk Golem dies, Nick Valentine, Private Eye triggers
  7. Masticore — When Masticore dies, Nick Valentine, Private Eye triggers
  8. Razormane Masticore — When Razormane Masticore dies, Nick Valentine, Private Eye triggers
  9. Lightning-Core Excavator — When Lightning-Core Excavator dies, Nick Valentine, Private Eye triggers
  10. Ticking Gnomes — When Ticking Gnomes dies, Nick Valentine, Private Eye triggers

1,244 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact is cast — 3,683 cards in the game can cause this (Nick Valentine is one).

When Nick Valentine, Private Eye is cast:

  1. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — copies a spell
  2. Sai, Master Thopterist — makes a token
  3. Ravenous Robots — makes a token
  4. Pinnacle Emissary — makes a token
  5. Mirrodin Besieged — makes a token
  6. Poetic Ingenuity — makes a token
  7. Digsite Engineer — makes a token
  8. Myrsmith — makes a token
  9. Riddlesmith — draws you 1 card
  10. Dr. Madison Li — puts a counter on a permanent you control

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

a token enters the battlefield — 3,710 cards in the game can cause this (Nick Valentine is one).

When a Clue enters thanks to Nick Valentine, Private Eye:

  1. Baron Bertram Graywater — makes a token
  2. Marneus Calgar — draws you 1 card
  3. Belladonna Took — gains you 1 life
  4. Kambal, Profiteering Mayor — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  5. Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed — makes a token
  6. Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards — draws you 1 card
  7. Cloakwood Swarmkeeper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Woodland Champion — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  9. Leonardo, the Balance — puts a counter on a creature
  10. Spiritcall Enthusiast // Scrollboost — becomes prepared

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

a token is created — 3,711 cards in the game can cause this (Nick Valentine is one).

When Nick Valentine, Private Eye makes a Clue token:

  1. Akim, the Soaring Wind — makes a token
  2. Idol of Oblivion — draws you 1 card
  3. Rosie Cotton of South Lane — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Mirkwood Bats — makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

a nontoken artifact enters the battlefield — 3,768 cards in the game can cause this (Nick Valentine is one).

When Nick Valentine, Private Eye enters:

  1. Ultron, Artificial Malevolence — makes a token
  2. The Prydwen, Steel Flagship — makes a token
  3. Conquest Mission — puts a quest counter on itself
  4. Surge Conductor — proliferates
  5. Replication Specialist — makes a token
  6. Weapons Manufacturing — makes a token
  7. Mirrorworks — makes a token

an artifact enters the battlefield — 4,643 cards in the game can cause this (Nick Valentine is one).

When a Clue enters thanks to Nick Valentine, Private Eye:

  1. Transplant Theorist — draws you 1 card
  2. Elvish Archivist — puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
  3. Golbez, Crystal Collector — surveils
  4. Sludge Strider — makes a player lose 1 life
  5. Underhanded Designs — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Mechan Assembler — makes a token
  7. Glassdust Hulk — gets +1/+1
  8. Rook Turret — draws you 1 card
  9. Hedron Detonator — deals 1 damage
  10. Pactdoll Terror — makes each opponent lose 1 life

56 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 (Nick Valentine is one).

  1. Invisible Woman — When Nick Valentine, Private Eye attacks, Invisible Woman triggers

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

a creature is cast — 18,010 cards in the game can cause this (Nick Valentine is one).

  1. Primeval Bounty — When Nick Valentine, Private Eye is cast, Primeval Bounty makes a token

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

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Nick Valentine is one).

  1. Pollywog Prodigy — When Nick Valentine, Private Eye enters, Pollywog Prodigy puts a counter on itself

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