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◇ Catalog #70

Frantic Search

DIGITAL ONLY

vma·#70·common·foil

Illus. Jeff Miracola

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jun '14

12 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #108 · Popular pick

Variants

Foil$0.04

Nonfoil$0.04

Gameplay

Instant

Draw two cards, then discard two cards. Untap up to three lands.

Motivation was high in the academy once students realized flunking their exams could kill them.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2022-12-08wotc

You choose which lands to untap as the spell resolves. They aren't targeted, and they don't have to be lands that you control.

2018-12-07wotc

You draw two cards and discard two cards all while Frantic Search is resolving. Nothing can happen between the two, and no player may choose to take actions.

Context

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from VMA — the lineup includes Foil and 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 #70 of *Vintage Masters*, the set that shipped alongside the June 2014 Vintage Masters release.

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

Legal in Vintage, Commander, and Brawl. Banned in Legacy, Pauper, and Historic.

EDHrec ranks this card #108 in Commander, putting it in the popular-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Jeff Miracola. Rarix catalogs 430 other cards credited to this artist.