Perilous Research
Commander 2011 54 • uncommon
- Set
- Commander 2011
- Collector number
- 54
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Dany Orizio
- Market price
- $0.79
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 originally printed as a common in the 2008 set Shards of Alara, designed to showcase the blue-black-red Grixis shard's affinity for sacrifice and resource exchange. Its inclusion in the Commander 2011 product, specifically within the Devour for Power deck, reflected its utility as a low-cost instant that allows players to trade a permanent for card advantage, fitting the sacrifice-heavy themes prevalent in multiplayer formats.
The card features artwork by Steven Belledin, who illustrated many pieces for the Magic: The Gathering franchise during that era. His design utilizes a dark, atmospheric palette to emphasize the tension of the card's mechanic, where the benefit of drawing cards is balanced against the immediate loss of a permanent. The piece was well-received for its ability to convey a sense of volatile experimentation, aligning with the flavor of the Izzet and Grixis color identities.
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