Phenomenon Investigators
Creature — Human Detective · 
Phenomenon Investigators is part of 132 combos legal in Commander. Often combined with Pitiless Plunderer and Yawgmoth, Thran Physician.
Phenomenon Investigators
Creature — Human Detective
As this creature enters, choose Believe or Doubt.
• Believe — Whenever a nontoken creature you control dies, create a 2/2 black Horror enchantment creature token.
• Doubt — At the beginning of your end step, you may return a nonland permanent you own to your hand. If you do, draw a card.
- Mana value
- 4
- Power/Toughness
- 3/4
- Color identity
Frequently combined with
The cards that most often join Phenomenon Investigators in its 100 most popular combos.
Roles in combos
What Phenomenon Investigators provides to the combos it is part of.
- Permanent with "Whenever a nontoken creature dies, create a token"
Combos with Phenomenon Investigators
132 combos legal in Commander.
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
The One Ring
Phenomenon Investigators
Results in combo:
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you
You have protection from everything
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Viscera Seer
Reassembling Skeleton
Pitiless Plunderer
Phenomenon Investigators
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite scry 1
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Woe Strider
Reassembling Skeleton
Pitiless Plunderer
Phenomenon Investigators
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite scry 1
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Bastion of Remembrance
Phenomenon Investigators
+ Creature with Undying
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Near-infinite lifeloss
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Nether Traitor
Phyrexian Altar
Phenomenon Investigators
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite colored mana
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Zulaport Cutthroat
Phenomenon Investigators
+ Creature with Undying
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Near-infinite lifeloss
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Reassembling Skeleton
Carrion Feeder
Pitiless Plunderer
Phenomenon Investigators
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Umbral Collar Zealot
Reassembling Skeleton
Pitiless Plunderer
Phenomenon Investigators
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite surveil
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Ozox, the Clattering King
Phyrexian Altar
Phenomenon Investigators
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Blood Artist
Phenomenon Investigators
+ Creature with Undying
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Near-infinite lifeloss
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Phenomenon Investigators
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel
+ Creature with Undying
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Near-infinite lifeloss
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Reassembling Skeleton
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
Pitiless Plunderer
Phenomenon Investigators
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Vengeful Bloodwitch
Phenomenon Investigators
+ Creature with Undying
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Near-infinite lifeloss
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Altar of Dementia
Reassembling Skeleton
Pitiless Plunderer
Phenomenon Investigators
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite mill
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite self-mill
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Viscera Seer
Cult Conscript
Pitiless Plunderer
Phenomenon Investigators
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite scry 1
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Blasting Station
Reassembling Skeleton
Pitiless Plunderer
Phenomenon Investigators
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite damage
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Viscera Seer
Bloodsoaked Champion
Pitiless Plunderer
Phenomenon Investigators
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite scry 1
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Altar of Dementia
Bloodsoaked Champion
Pitiless Plunderer
Phenomenon Investigators
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite mill
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite self-mill
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Bloodsoaked Champion
Carrion Feeder
Pitiless Plunderer
Phenomenon Investigators
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: B, G, U
Cards in combo:
Beifong's Bounty Hunters
Umbral Collar Zealot
Phenomenon Investigators
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite landfall triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite surveil
