Forbidden Alchemy
Innistrad 55 • common
- Set
- Innistrad
- Collector number
- 55
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- David Rapoza
- Market price
- $0.06
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 released in 2011 as part of the Innistrad expansion, a set heavily inspired by gothic horror, classic monster cinema, and the atmosphere of Victorian-era dread. Within the game's mechanics, it serves as a blue-aligned instant that allows players to filter their deck while filling their graveyard, a central theme of the Innistrad block that rewarded players for interacting with their own discarded resources.
The card features artwork by David Rapoza, who captured the visceral and macabre tone of the set through his depiction of alchemical transformation. His illustration emphasizes the darker side of science, showing a figure mid-mutation, which mirrors the card's function of digging through one's library for hidden potential. The design was well-regarded by players for its balance of utility and flavor, quickly becoming a staple in both limited and constructed formats.
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