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Defective Detective {2}{U}

Creature — Human Spy

This creature can't be blocked. When this creature enters, a person outside the game looks at target opponent's hand and chooses a card from it. That player reveals that card.

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Unstable

English · 2017-12-08

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standardNOT LEGALpioneerNOT LEGALmodernNOT LEGALlegacyNOT LEGALvintageNOT LEGALcommanderNOT LEGAL

💡 Not Standard legal because this card is from Unstable (released 2017-12-08), which has rotated out of Standard.

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Oracle source: Scryfall / Wizards
Oracle updated: July 6, 2026
Legality source: Scryfall
Legality checked: July 6, 2026
Price source: tcgcsv / TCGplayer
Price synced: Aug 23, 2026
Scryfall ID: 42f829be-d4f5-4231-a45d-1869222e5e24
Oracle ID: 282bcb1b-3dfd-44aa-99b3-04012316ec60
TCGplayer ID: 153178

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