Obsessive Search
Torment 43 • common
- Set
- Torment
- Collector number
- 43
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Jim Nelson
- Market price
- $0.23
What it does
Draw a card.
Madness blue mana (If you discard this card, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)
The question strained his sanity. The answer snapped it in half.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Obsessive Search was released in February 2002 as part of the Torment expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set was thematic in its focus on the plane of Toril, specifically the underworld of the capital city, Krosa, and centered heavily on black mana and graveyard mechanics. This card was designed as a blue instant that allowed for card selection and graveyard filling, fitting the set's mechanical emphasis on the utility of cards resting in the graveyard.
The card features artwork by Eric Peterson, who contributed illustrations to several sets during this era of the game. Peterson's style for this piece leans into the atmospheric, gothic aesthetic that defined the visual identity of Torment. Upon its release, the card was received as a solid, functional piece of blue design, often recognized for its efficiency in decks that sought to manipulate the top of the library or utilize graveyard-based synergies.
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