Alchemist's Retrieval
Innistrad: Crimson Vow 47 • common
- Set
- Innistrad: Crimson Vow
- Collector number
- 47
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- David Auden Nash
- Market price
- $0.15
What it does
Cleave 1 generic mana blue mana (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.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Alchemist's Retrieval was released in 2021 as part of the Innistrad: Crimson Vow set for Magic: The Gathering. The card draws upon the Gothic horror aesthetic central to the Innistrad plane, representing the desperation of alchemists attempting to recover lost research or artifacts amidst the setting's pervasive supernatural threats. The design reflects the set's focus on vampire-themed aristocracy and the frantic, chaotic atmosphere of a world struggling against darkness.
The card was illustrated by Wisnu Tan, who captured the fluid, magical nature of the retrieval process with a focus on dark, atmospheric tones typical of the set's art direction. As a common-rarity spell, it serves as a functional utility tool within the game's mechanics, designed to provide players with tempo-based interaction. It was received as a standard, reliable card in the Limited environment of the set, praised for its straightforward utility in bouncing threats back to an opponent's hand.
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