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◇ Catalog #23

Compulsive Research

e01·#23·common·nonfoil

Illus. Sara Winters

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jun '17

9 yr ago

Value

$0.25+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.26 · low $0.24

NM$0.25

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.23–$0.26modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.25low $0.17range 47.1%n 53

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #4,315 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$0.25

Gameplay

Sorcery

Target player draws three cards. Then that player discards two cards unless they discard a land card.

"Four parts molten bronze, yes . . . one part frozen mercury, yes, yes . . . but then what?"

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2017-03-14wotc

The target player can discard either one land card or two cards which may or may not be lands. The player can discard one land and one other card or two land cards if they choose.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.25. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.17 and $0.25 across 53 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from E01 — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #23 of *Archenemy: Nicol Bolas*, the set that shipped alongside the June 2017 Archenemy: Nicol Bolas release.

Card type: Sorcery, color identity blue, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {2}{U} (3 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #4,315 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Sara Winters. Rarix catalogs 179 other cards credited to this artist.