Compulsive Research
Ravnica Remastered 38 • common
- Set
- Ravnica Remastered
- Collector number
- 38
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Michael Sutfin
- Market price
- $0.19
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 2005 set Ravnica: City of Guilds as a quintessential representation of the Izzet League, a guild defined by their impulsive pursuit of scientific discovery and volatile magical experimentation. The card design serves as a functional color-pie staple for blue-red decks, rewarding players with card selection while enforcing a thematic cost of discarding resources, perfectly capturing the chaotic nature of the Izzet guild's research methods.
The version from Ravnica Remastered, released in 2024, features updated frame treatments that pay homage to the original aesthetic while integrating modern card design sensibilities. The illustration, consistent with the Ravnica identity, depicts the frantic, high-stakes environment of the guild's laboratories, emphasizing the precarious balance between brilliance and self-destruction that characterizes the Izzet mages. It remains a widely utilized utility card in various constructed formats, valued for its ability to filter through a deck during the mid-game.
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