Magic: The Gathering

Careful Study

World Championship Decks 2003 dh70 • common

Set: World Championship Decks 2003
Collector number: dh70
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: blue mana
Type: Sorcery
Colors: Blue
Artist: Scott M. Fischer
Finish: Gold

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$3.00market price via TCGplayer · Aug 25, 2026$3.00 – $4.91 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This card is a notable inclusion in this specialized deck series, highlighting its tactical value as a low-cost tool for card selection. By allowing a player to draw cards and discard others, it serves as an efficient engine for filtering through a library, making it a staple for those who value strategic consistency.

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Card face

What it does

Draw two cards, then discard two cards.

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Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Careful Study was originally printed in the Odyssey set in 2001, designed by the Magic: The Gathering development team to introduce mechanics favoring the graveyard as a resource. The card allows a player to draw two cards and discard two, a flexible effect that became a staple in tournament-level strategies focused on threshold and reanimation archetypes.

The 2003 World Championship Deck version reproduces the exact card from the 2002 World Champion’s decklist. These decks were released as a boxed set by Wizards of the Coast to allow players to experience the exact configurations used by top professionals at the World Championship. The card features a distinct gold border and the signature of the professional player, serving as an educational artifact of competitive meta-history.

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Other printings

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About

About Careful Study

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