Perilous Research
Coldsnap 41 • uncommon
- Set
- Coldsnap
- Collector number
- 41
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Dany Orizio
- Market price
- $1.01
What it does
Draw two cards, then sacrifice a permanent.
When the School of the Unseen fell, so many magical treasures lay abandoned that no amount of death could deter the stream of thieves and desperate scholars.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Perilous Research was released in 2006 as part of the Coldsnap expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set was uniquely designed as a 'lost' third set to the 1988 Ice Age block, intended to evoke the mechanical themes and frozen aesthetic of the original 1995 Ice Age set while introducing new cards that fit the established lore of the plane of Dominaria.
The card was illustrated by Greg Staples, who utilized a moody, atmospheric style characteristic of the Coldsnap set to depict the card's theme of risky arcane study. Mechanically, the card was designed to offer significant card advantage at the cost of sacrificing a permanent, reflecting the dangerous nature of the research portrayed in the artwork and flavor text, and it remains a notable card in formats like Pauper due to its efficient, high-risk utility.
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About Perilous Research
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