Perilous Research

Perilous Research

Instant

Mana cost: {1}{U}

How we read this card

Draw two cards, then sacrifice a permanent.

on-cast — draws you 2 cards

on-cast —

Causes: draw a card, sacrifice a permanent, a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield.

Cares about: a permanent to sacrifice.

Works well with

anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Perilous Research is one).

  1. Toothy, Imaginary Friend — When Toothy, Imaginary Friend leaves the battlefield thanks to Perilous Research, it draws you cards
  2. Electro, Assaulting Battery — When Electro, Assaulting Battery leaves the battlefield thanks to Perilous Research, it triggers

a nontoken permanent is sacrificed — 108 cards in the game can cause this (Perilous Research is one).

When a permanent is sacrificed thanks to Perilous Research:

  1. Skittering Precursor — makes a token
  2. Evendo Brushrazer — exiles a card from your library

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a permanent is sacrificed — 109 cards in the game can cause this (Perilous Research is one).

When a permanent is sacrificed thanks to Perilous Research:

  1. Scavenger's Talent — mills a card
  2. Sandbender Scavengers — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Popular Egotist — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Blood Aspirant — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Slaughter-Priest of Mogis — gets +2/+0
  6. Merchant of Venom — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Sorcerer's Broom — makes a token
  8. Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz — gains you 2 life
  9. Korvold, Fae-Cursed King — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

10 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a permanent in a graveyard — 173 cards in the game can cause this (Perilous Research is one).

  1. Cosmic Rebirth — Perilous Research puts cards into the graveyard that Cosmic Rebirth can bring back
  2. Starving Revenant — Perilous Research fills your graveyard toward the 8 or more permanent cards Starving Revenant needs
  3. Yuna's Decision — Perilous Research puts cards into the graveyard that Yuna's Decision can bring back
  4. Squirming Emergence — Perilous Research puts cards into the graveyard, and Squirming Emergence gets bigger
  5. Hologram Stalker — Perilous Research puts cards into the graveyard that Hologram Stalker can bring back
  6. Badlands Revival — Perilous Research puts cards into the graveyard that Badlands Revival can bring back
  7. Urborg Repossession — Perilous Research puts cards into the graveyard that Urborg Repossession can bring back
  8. Return of the Mole Man — Perilous Research puts cards into the graveyard, and Return of the Mole Man gets bigger
  9. Puca's Covenant — Perilous Research puts cards into the graveyard that Puca's Covenant can bring back
  10. Trystan's Command — Perilous Research puts cards into the graveyard that Trystan's Command can bring back

117 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 173 cards in the game can cause this (Perilous Research is one).

When a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Perilous Research:

  1. Jinxed Ring — deals 1 damage
  2. Liability — makes a player lose 1 life

a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 174 cards in the game can cause this (Perilous Research is one).

When a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Perilous Research:

  1. Kothophed, Soul Hoarder — draws you 1 card
  2. Last Laugh — deals 1 damage
  3. Aetherworks Marvel — adds 1 mana
  4. Patron of the Nezumi — makes each opponent lose 1 life

4 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken permanent leaves the battlefield — 313 cards in the game can cause this (Perilous Research is one).

  1. Genku, Future Shaper — When a permanent leaves the battlefield thanks to Perilous Research, Genku, Future Shaper makes a token

a permanent leaves the battlefield — 315 cards in the game can cause this (Perilous Research is one).

When a permanent leaves the battlefield thanks to Perilous Research:

  1. Super Shredder — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Nefarious Imp — scries

anything is sacrificed — 3,450 cards in the game can cause this (Perilous Research is one).

  1. Death to Our Enemies — When Death to Our Enemies is sacrificed thanks to Perilous Research, it deals 7 damage
  2. Gorbag of Minas Morgul — When a permanent is sacrificed thanks to Perilous Research, Gorbag of Minas Morgul triggers

2 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card is drawn — 3,815 cards in the game can cause this (Perilous Research is one).

When Perilous Research makes a player draw a card:

  1. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — gives +1/+1
  2. Niv-Mizzet, Parun — deals 1 damage
  3. Aether Syphon — mills a card
  4. The Locust God — makes a token
  5. Diviner's Wand — gets +1/+1
  6. Ominous Seas — puts a foreshadow counter on itself
  7. Dream Trawler — gets +1/+0
  8. Iron Man, Armored Avenger — puts a counter on a creature
  9. The Astonishing Ant-Man — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Psychosis Crawler — makes each opponent lose 1 life

57 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an instant is cast — 3,931 cards in the game can cause this (Perilous Research is one).

When Perilous Research is cast:

  1. Lunar Mystic — draws you 1 card
  2. Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch // Temple of Cyclical Time — grants rebound
  3. Repeated Reverberation — copies an ability
  4. Riku of Two Reflections — copies a spell
  5. Sword of Wealth and Power — copies a spell
  6. Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot — gets +1/+1
  7. Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy — brings a card back
  8. Harness the Storm — brings a card back
  9. In the Eye of Chaos — counters a spell
  10. Niblis of Frost — taps a creature an opponent controls

427 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 5,057 cards in the game can cause this (Perilous Research is one).

  1. Long Feng, Grand Secretariat — When a permanent dies thanks to Perilous Research, Long Feng, Grand Secretariat puts a counter on a creature
  2. Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho — When Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Perilous Research, it exiles a creature

9 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card in a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Perilous Research is one).

Perilous Research puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern — can bring back
  2. It That Betrays — can bring back
  3. Nazgûl Battle-Mace — can bring back

441 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.