TDC · #147
common
$0.28
MTG · Concept
◇ Concept · 20 printings
Compulsive Research
Sorcery
20
printings
#4334
EDHREC rank
#1378
penny rank
Std
normal
—
in vault
—
for trade
—
wishlisted
Value
$1.8790d high · 20 printings
90-dayhigh $1.87low $0.02range 9250.0%n 2554
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
PreDHlegal
futurenot legal
legacylegal
modernlegal
pauperlegal
alchemynot legal
pioneernot legal
vintagelegal
historiclegal
standardnot legal
Timelesslegal
commanderlegal
Gladiatorlegal
Old Schoolnot legal
Premodernnot legal
Oathbreakerlegal
Standard Brawlnot legal
Pauper Commanderlegal
Context
Across the 20 printings of this card, the trailing-90-day price band runs from $0.02 to $1.87 across 2,554 observations.
Rarix catalogs 20 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: blue. Mana cost: {2}{U} (3 converted).
Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Pauper, Brawl, and Historic.
EDHrec ranks this card concept #4,334 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
The representative printing on this page is illustrated by Sara Winters.
All printings · 20
RVR · #38
common
$0.21
RVR · #311
common
$0.21
RVR · #311
common
$0.24
RVR · #38
common
$0.18
CLB · #715
common
$0.14
STA · #77
rare
$0.89
STA · #14
rare
$0.36
CMR · #394
common
$0.18
E01 · #23
common
$0.25
MM3 · #33
uncommon
$0.83
MM3 · #33
uncommon
$0.06
PZ1 · #21
uncommonDIGITAL ONLY
PZ1 · #21
uncommonDIGITAL ONLY
C14 · #102
common
$0.22
CNS · #93
common
$0.25
CNS · #93
common
$0.13
TD0 · #A19
commonDIGITAL ONLY
RAV · #40
common
$1.87
RAV · #40
common
$0.15
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Sara Winters
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