Primary Research

Name
Primary Research

Mana Cost

Type
Enchantment

Set
Secrets of Strixhaven

Rarity
Uncommon

Text

When this enchantment enters, return target nonland permanent card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
At the beginning of your end step, if a card left your graveyard this turn, draw a card.


Flavor Text

Witnessing something firsthand is somehow both the best and the worst way to learn.


Number
#26

Legal Formats
Alchemy | Brawl | Commander | Duel | Future | Gladiator | Historic | Legacy | Modern | Oathbreaker | Pioneer | Standard | Standard Brawl | Timeless | Vintage

Availability
Arena | Magic Online | Paper

Rulings

(20/03/2026)
If a card in a graveyard has in its mana cost, X is 0 for the purpose of determining its mana value.


(20/03/2026)
Primary Research's last ability will check as your end step starts to see if any cards have left your graveyard this turn. If none did, the ability won't trigger at all. It's not possible to remove cards from your graveyard during your end step in time to have the ability trigger.


Artist
Michal Ivan

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