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Alchemist's Retrieval

First printed in Innistrad: Crimson Vow (2021)

All 3 prints

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  • The List (PLST) #VOW-47, 2024
  • Innistrad: Double Feature (DBL) #314, 2022
  • Innistrad: Crimson Vow (VOW) #47, 2021

Alchemist's Retrieval

Instant

Cleave 1 genericBlue (You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.)
Return target nonland permanent [you control] to its owner's hand.

MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).

In the last 30 days 0.2% of Commander decks played it (11 of 6150). Most played in Sisay, Weatherlight Captain.

Legality

Constructed

  • Standard Not legal
  • Pioneer Legal
  • Modern Legal
  • Legacy Legal
  • Vintage Legal
  • Pauper Legal
  • Future Standard Not legal
  • Historic Legal
  • Timeless Legal
  • Alchemy Not legal
  • Penny Dreadful Not legal
  • Premodern Not legal
  • Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

  • Gladiator Legal

Commander formats

  • Commander Legal
  • Duel Commander Legal
  • Pauper Commander Legal
  • PreDH Not legal
  • Tiny Leaders Legal
  • Oathbreaker Legal
  • Brawl Legal
  • Standard Brawl Not legal
  • Competitive Brawl Legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta
share of the archetype in the format
Play it
decks of the archetype that play this card
Together
decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift
how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Commander Other periods →

In 11 of 6150 decks (0.2%).

Share of decks
0.2%
▲ 0.1 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-20: 0.2% 2026-08-27: 0.1% 2026-09-03: 0.1% 2026-09-10: 0.1% 2026-09-17: 0.1% 2026-09-24: 0.0% 2026-10-01: 0.4% 2026-10-08: 0.2% 2026-10-15: 0.1% 2026-10-22: 0.0%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
11
11 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
17%
2 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain 5.1% 0%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept 4.7% 0%
Ral, Monsoon Mage 1.9% 1%
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Vial Smasher the Fierce 0.7% 2%
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist 0.6% 3%
Urza, Lord High Artificer 0.6% 3%
Kess, Dissident Mage 0.1% 25%
Orvar, the All-Form 0.1% 25%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Sol Ring100%1.0
An Offer You Can't Refuse73%1.6
Arcane Signet73%1.2
Mystic Remora73%1.1
Command Tower73%0.8
Lotus Petal73%0.8
Scalding Tarn64%0.9
Chain of Vapor55%1.4
Rite of Flame55%1.3
Borne Upon a Wind55%1.2

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist
Xxpxs in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K		 3-2
60%
Ral, Monsoon Mage
[Hooligan] Miles Noland in Guardian Games CEDH Monthly PDX		 2-3
40%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
James (TTT) in Land, Go: Sunshine Showdown $10k+ cEDH		 0-6
0%
Urza, Lord High Artificer
Dylan Jeremí Collao Vargas in 2do Clasificatorio Nacional cEDH 2026 Sede La Serena		 0-5
0%
Namor the Sub-Mariner
Bryan Chong in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K		 0-5
0%
Orvar, the All-Form
Andrew Loke in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K		 0-5
0%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Ephara, God of the Polis
Enzo Fortunato, 		1 main #1
1-0
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
James (TTT), 		1 main #67
0-6
Kess, Dissident Mage
Victor Rodriguez Alfaro, 		1 main #30
0-3
Urza, Lord High Artificer
Dylan Jeremí Collao Vargas, 		1 main #39
0-5
Ral, Monsoon Mage
[Hooligan] Miles Noland, 		1 main #13
2-3
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Vial Smasher the Fierce
Andolan31| Lucius, 		1 main #14
1-2
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist
Xxpxs, 		1 main #5
3-2
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
KC Lee, 		1 main #52
1-2

No recent decks in: Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Duel Commander.