Aberrant Researcher // Perfected Form
Shadows over Innistrad 49 • uncommon
- Set
- Shadows over Innistrad
- Collector number
- 49
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Nils Hamm
- Market price
- $0.07
What it does
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, mill a card. If an instant or sorcery card was milled this way, transform this creature. (To mill a card, put the top card of your library into your graveyard.)
"Metamorphosis is a process."— Laboratory notes
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Aberrant Researcher was released in 2016 as part of the Shadows over Innistrad set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set returned to the gothic horror-inspired plane of Innistrad, focusing on themes of transformation and the corruption of humanity by Eldrazi influence. This card represents a double-faced design, a mechanic central to the set that depicts characters undergoing physical mutations or shifts in status as the game progresses.
The card was illustrated by Nils Hamm, a long-time contributor to Magic: The Gathering known for his painterly, atmospheric style. Hamm’s design for the researcher captures the grim transition from a scholarly human to a monstrous, transformed creature, aligning with the horror aesthetic of the set. Upon release, the card was received as a functional, mid-tier uncommon, frequently utilized in limited formats where its ability to mill cards and transform into a flying threat offered a clear strategic advantage.
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