As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may collect evidence 8. (Exile cards with total mana value 8 or greater from your graveyard.)
Search your library for a basic land card. If evidence was collected, instead search your library for a creature or land card. Reveal that card, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Mana cost
G
Mana value
1
Printings
From
$0.35
EDHREC rank
#7299
Buy
Formats
Standard
Legal
Pioneer
Legal
Modern
Legal
Legacy
Legal
Vintage
Legal
Commander
Legal
Rulings
2 Feb 2024
If you can't exile enough cards to meet or exceed the required mana value, you can't choose to collect evidence at all.
2 Feb 2024
The collect evidence ability of Analyze the Pollen allows you to find a nonbasic land card.
2 Feb 2024
Once you've announced that you're casting a spell, players can't take actions until you've finished doing so. Notably, opponents can't try to remove cards from your graveyard to stop you from collecting evidence.