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◇ Concept · 3 printings

Risky Research

Sorcery

printings

#8867

EDHREC rank

—

penny rank

Std

normal

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in vault

—

for trade

—

wishlisted

Value

$0.2490d high · 3 printings

90-dayhigh $0.24low $0.03range 700.0%n 113

Gameplay

Sorcery

Surveil 2, then draw two cards. You lose 2 life. (To surveil 2, look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.)

"Though others fear radiation, I alone am able to make it my servant!"

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

futurelegal

legacylegal

modernlegal

pauperlegal

alchemylegal

pioneerlegal

vintagelegal

historiclegal

standardlegal

Timelesslegal

commanderlegal

Gladiatorlegal

Old Schoolnot legal

Premodernnot legal

Oathbreakerlegal

Standard Brawllegal

Pauper Commanderlegal

Context

Across the 3 printings of this card, the trailing-90-day price band runs from $0.03 to $0.24 across 113 observations.

Rarix catalogs 3 distinct printings of this card concept, spanning every set the card has appeared in. The Printings grid below lists each one with its own variant treatment, price, and collector signal.

Card type: Sorcery. Color identity: black. Mana cost: {2}{B} (3 converted). Keyword abilities: Surveil.

Legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Pauper, Brawl, Historic, and Alchemy.

EDHrec ranks this card concept #8,867 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

The representative printing on this page is illustrated by Rafater.