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◇ Concept · 5 printings

Alchemist's Retrieval

Instant

printings

#8189

EDHREC rank

#6452

penny rank

Std

normal

—

in vault

—

for trade

—

wishlisted

Value

$4.6890d high · 5 printings

90-dayhigh $4.68low $0.03range 15500.0%n 254

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

PreDHnot legal

futurenot legal

legacylegal

modernlegal

pauperlegal

alchemynot legal

pioneerlegal

vintagelegal

historiclegal

standardnot legal

Timelesslegal

commanderlegal

Gladiatorlegal

Old Schoolnot legal

Premodernnot legal

Oathbreakerlegal

Standard Brawlnot legal

Pauper Commanderlegal

Context

Across the 5 printings of this card, the trailing-90-day price band runs from $0.03 to $4.68 across 254 observations.

Rarix catalogs 5 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: 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 concept #8,189 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

The representative printing on this page is illustrated by David Auden Nash.