Research the Deep
Morningtide 46 • uncommon
- Set
- Morningtide
- Collector number
- 46
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Eric Fortune
- Market price
- $0.37
What it does
Draw a card. Clash with an opponent. If you win, return Research the Deep to its owner's hand. (Each clashing player reveals the top card of their library, then puts that card on their choice of the top or bottom. A player wins if their card had a greater mana value.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Research the Deep was released in 2008 as part of the Morningtide expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set focused on the theme of tribal synergy, specifically expanding upon the creature types introduced in the preceding Lorwyn set. Designed as a blue sorcery, the card fits into the game's mechanics of card advantage and deck manipulation, reflecting the intellectual and inquisitive nature of the Merfolk and Wizard creatures central to the set's narrative.
The card features illustration by Jim Murray, an artist known for his contributions to the Magic: The Gathering franchise during the mid-2000s. Murray’s design utilizes a cool, aquatic color palette to evoke the theme of deep-sea exploration and discovery. The artwork was received as a functional, atmospheric piece of the set’s broader aesthetic, which sought to emphasize the mystical and scholarly aspects of the plane of Lorwyn.
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