Risky Research is a black sorcery card from Magic: The Gathering's 2025 Through the Omenpaths expansion, featuring artwork by Will Gist.
Risky Research
2025 • Magic: The Gathering • Through the Omenpaths
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Risky Research, identified as card number 52 in the 2025 Magic: The Gathering Through the Omenpaths expansion, offers collectors a distinct entry into the game's evolving lore and mechanics. As a black sorcery with a mana cost of {2}{B}, this card introduces the surveil mechanic, allowing players to look at the top two cards of their library, place any number into their graveyard, and then draw two cards. This effect comes with the drawback of losing 2 life, creating a strategic risk-reward dynamic that defines the card's identity. The artwork, created by Will Gist, complements the card's thematic focus on arcane experimentation and danger. Collectors appreciate this piece for its integration into the Through the Omenpaths set, which explores themes of temporal instability and alternate realities. The card's design and gameplay mechanics make it a notable component for enthusiasts interested in the strategic depth of the black mana color identity.
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Risky Research
Game
Magic: The Gathering
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Common
Will Gist
Card Stock
English
{2}{B}
Sorcery
B
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Surveil 2, then draw two cards. You lose 2 life. (To surveil 2, look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.)