Forbidden Alchemy
Double Masters 2022 49 • common
- Set
- Double Masters 2022
- Collector number
- 49
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- David Rapoza
- Market price
- $0.25
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 powerful common-rarity spell designed to provide card selection and graveyard synergy for blue control decks. It embodies the set's gothic horror theme, mechanically representing the act of dredging through dark knowledge to find specific solutions at the cost of one's own sanity. Its design, characterized by the 'flashback' mechanic, became a staple in various formats for its versatility in both the early and late stages of a game.
The Double Masters 2022 printing, numbered 49, functions as a premium re-release intended to provide collectors with a high-quality version of this classic utility spell. This version utilizes the original evocative artwork by Igor Kieryluk, which depicts a researcher amidst decaying tomes and eerie alchemical apparatuses. By reissuing such cards in a set focused on powerful, multi-format favorites, the developers sought to maintain the accessibility of core mechanical components while offering an aesthetically cohesive printing for players and collectors alike.
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