Alchemist's Retrieval
VOWInnistrad: Crimson Vow/#47/2021Common
Colour IDMV 1
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.35
Cardmarket€0.13
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.21
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.03 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.35High $0.35Low $0.35▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.21TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▲ 23.5%90d▲ 10.5%
90d high
$0.21
90d low
$0.15
Paper printings priced
3
Currently 2nd
Cheapest paper printing
$0.14
The List
- Up 23.5% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Trading at or near its 90 day high of $0.21.
- This printing is the 2nd cheapest paper printing currently priced (3 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 24% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Instant
Cleave (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.
Keywords
Cleave
Card capabilities
Instant
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (4)
wotc19 Nov 2021
You can't cast a spell for both its cleave cost and another alternative cost. For example, if an effect gives an Alchemist's Retrieval in your graveyard a flashback cost of {U}, you can't cast it from your graveyard for its cleave cost.
wotc19 Nov 2021
If an effect allows you to “cast a spell without paying its mana cost,” you can't cast that spell for its cleave cost.
wotc19 Nov 2021
A cleave cost is an alternative cost that's paid instead of the spell's mana cost. Casting a spell for its cleave cost doesn't change the spell's mana value.
wotc19 Nov 2021
If you cast a spell for its cleave cost, that spell doesn't have any of the text in square brackets while it's on the stack.
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About this card
Alchemist's Retrieval
Alchemist's Retrieval is an Instant, with mana cost {U} (mana value 1). Printed 3 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.21 (up 23.5% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Alchemist's Retrieval FAQ
How much is Alchemist's Retrieval worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Alchemist's Retrieval is $0.21. It is up 23.5% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.15 to $0.21.
What is the cheapest printing of Alchemist's Retrieval?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from The List at $0.14 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Alchemist's Retrieval?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Innistrad: Double Feature at $0.38 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Alchemist's Retrieval are there?
Alchemist's Retrieval has been printed 3 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Alchemist's Retrieval first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from VOW #47, released 2021-11-19.
What is the newest printing of Alchemist's Retrieval?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from PLST #VOW-47, released 2024-08-02.
Is there a foil version of Alchemist's Retrieval?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $0.26 versus $0.21 for nonfoil, which is 24% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Alchemist's Retrieval legal in Commander?
Yes, Alchemist's Retrieval is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.