Compulsive Research
Ravnica: City of Guilds 40 • common
- Set
- Ravnica: City of Guilds
- Collector number
- 40
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Michael Sutfin
- Market price
- $0.22
What it does
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?"
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Compulsive Research was released in 2005 as part of the Ravnica: City of Guilds expansion, the inaugural set of the Ravnica block. Developed by Wizards of the Coast for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, the card reflects the intellectual and bureaucratic aesthetic of the Izzet League, a guild defined by its chaotic pursuit of arcane knowledge and scientific experimentation.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Dan Dos Santos, who captured the frenetic, studious energy of an Izzet researcher at work. By allowing players to draw three cards and then discard one, or two if a land is not discarded, the design mechanics mirror the flavor of high-stakes academic inquiry, and it has remained a staple inclusion in various blue-red deck archetypes for its efficient card advantage.
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