Compulsive Research
Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate 715 • common
- Set
- Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
- Collector number
- 715
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Sara Winters
- Market price
- $0.18
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 originally released in the Guildpact expansion of 2006, serving as a staple utility spell for blue-aligned decks. Its design reflects the classic Izzet League philosophy from the Ravnica setting, where intellectual pursuit often leads to chaotic, albeit productive, outcomes. By allowing a player to draw three cards and then discard one, the card captures the thematic essence of deep, perhaps slightly frantic, scholarly investigation.
The version from Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate, featuring artwork by Sara Winters, reimagines the spell within the Dungeons & Dragons universe. Winters utilizes a vibrant, painterly style that emphasizes the mystical and often hazardous nature of magical study in the Forgotten Realms. This iteration was received as a functional and flavorful reprint, providing players with a cost-effective way to refine their hands during multiplayer commander games.
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