wotc
If you cast a spell for its cleave cost, that spell doesn't have any of the text in square brackets while it's on the stack.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #VOW-47
Alchemist's Retrieval
plst·#VOW-47·common·nonfoil
Illus. David Auden Nash
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Aug '24
1 yr ago
Value
$0.13$0 (-23.5%)
30 days high $0.17 · low $0.13
Volatility · high
USD$0.13EUR€0.12
NM$0.13
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #7,993 · Niche pick
Variants
Gameplay
Instant
Cleave {1}{U} (You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.)
Return target nonland permanent [you control] to its owner's hand.
To most, a terrifying apparition. To a necro-alchemist, a potent fuel source.
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 4
wotc
You can't cast a spell for both its cleave cost and another alternative cost. For example, if an effect gives an Alchemist's Retrieval in your graveyard a flashback cost of {U}, you can't cast it from your graveyard for its cleave cost.
wotc
A cleave cost is an alternative cost that's paid instead of the spell's mana cost. Casting a spell for its cleave cost doesn't change the spell's mana value.
Context
Last observed at $0.13, down from $0.17 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.12 and $0.17 across 40 observations. Headline volatility reads high. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 18 hours ago at $0.13.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PLST — 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.
This card belongs to *The List* (released August 2024).
Card #VOW-47 in The List.
Rarity tier: common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume.
Card type: Instant. Color identity: blue. Mana cost: {U} (1 converted). Keyword abilities: Cleave.
Legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Pauper, Brawl, and Historic.
EDHrec ranks this card #7,993 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by David Auden Nash. Rarix tracks 130 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. David Auden Nash
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