Forbidden Alchemy
Innistrad Remastered 355 • uncommon
- Set
- Innistrad Remastered
- Collector number
- 355
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- 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 Magic: The Gathering set Innistrad, designed to evoke the gothic horror themes of classic monster movies and eldritch folklore. The card was created as an instant-speed card selection tool that leveraged the graveyard-centric mechanics of the set, allowing players to filter through their library while fueling future recursion strategies. Its inclusion in Innistrad Remastered serves as a curated retrospective, reintroducing iconic mechanics and art styles that define the plane’s dark, atmospheric identity.
The artwork for this version captures the quintessential aesthetic of Innistrad’s alchemical practices, focusing on the obsessive and often dangerous pursuit of forbidden knowledge. Illustrators for the Innistrad block were tasked with crafting a visual language of shadow, decay, and scientific hubris, utilizing muted color palettes to mirror the gloom of the setting. The card remains a staple of limited and constructed formats for its versatility and its ability to represent the high-stakes experimentation central to the set's narrative.
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