Carnage Interpreter
Carnage Interpreter Price Summary
As of Jul 28, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of Carnage Interpreter is $1.91 (CLU #26). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $1.91, down 1.0% over 7 days, down 5.9% over 30 days, down 7.7% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $7.39 (2024).
Carnage Interpreter Printings & Prices
Carnage Interpreter has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil finishes.
Sell Carnage Interpreter: Buylist Offers
Card Kingdom currently pays $1.80 cash for CLU #26; the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 55% (wide).
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Retail | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Card Kingdom | CLU #26 | Nonfoil | $1.80 | $3.99 | 55% |
| CoolStuffInc | CLU #26 | Nonfoil | $1.00 | — | — |
| starcitygames | CLU #26 | Nonfoil | $0.75 | — | — |
Carnage Interpreter Rules Text & Legality
When this creature enters, discard your hand, then investigate four times. (To investigate, create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
As long as you have one or fewer cards in hand, this creature gets +2/+2 and has menace.
Carnage Interpreter is legal in Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Pauper.
Carnage Interpreter Rulings
- Feb 2, 2024 Clue is an artifact type. Even though it appears on some cards with other permanent types, it's never a creature type, a land type, or anything but an artifact type.
- Feb 2, 2024 If an effect refers to a Clue, it means any Clue artifact, not just a Clue artifact token. For example, you can sacrifice Wrench to pay for Alquist Proft, Master Sleuth's activated ability.
- Feb 2, 2024 Once Carnage Interpreter has been blocked, causing it to gain menace by removing cards from your hand won't cause it to stop being blocked.
- Feb 2, 2024 Some abilities trigger "whenever you sacrifice a Clue". Those abilities trigger whenever you sacrifice a Clue for any reason, not just to activate a Clue's activated ability.
- Feb 2, 2024 Some spells and abilities that investigate may require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. You won't create any Clue tokens.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
Carnage Interpreter has been reprinted 1 time. The Ravnica: Clue Edition reprint cut the price 71% in 30 days.
| Set | Date | Rarity | Treatment | Price before | Day 1 | 30 days | 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLU #26 | 2024-02-23 | Rare | Standard | $4.97 | $4.49 | $1.45 | $5.31 |
CLU #26 Carnage Interpreter in Commander
Carnage Interpreter is the #22,818 most-played card on EDHREC, down 266 places over the last 30 days.
Carnage Interpreter FAQ
How much is Carnage Interpreter worth?
Carnage Interpreter is worth about $1.91 for its cheapest playable printing as of Jul 28, 2026.
Is Carnage Interpreter legal in Commander?
Yes — Carnage Interpreter is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Legacy.
Has Carnage Interpreter been reprinted?
Yes — Carnage Interpreter has been reprinted 1 time, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Carnage Interpreter cheap?
Carnage Interpreter trades at about $1.91 — 1 reprint keeps supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#22,818 on EDHREC).