Forbidden Alchemy
Forgotten Realms Commander 84 • uncommon
- Set
- Forgotten Realms Commander
- Collector number
- 84
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- David Rapoza
- Market price
- $0.17
What it does
Look at the top four cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest into your graveyard.
Flashback 6 generic mana black mana (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
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
Forbidden Alchemy was originally introduced in the 2011 Innistrad expansion as a staple of graveyard-focused strategies. It reflects the set's gothic horror theme, emphasizing the transformation of cards from the library into resources that can be accessed later. The card captures the tension between strategic selection and the sacrifice of potential power to the graveyard, a hallmark of black-blue control archetypes during its debut.
The Forgotten Realms Commander version, collector number 84, repurposes this classic design for the Dungeons & Dragons crossover set. This iteration retains the original functional utility but frames the mechanic within the context of arcane study common to wizard classes in the Dungeons & Dragons universe. The art direction emphasizes the thematic flavor of gathering forbidden knowledge, aligning with the broader aesthetic goals of the Forgotten Realms set to blend Magic: The Gathering mechanics with classic tabletop fantasy lore.
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