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Alchemist's Retrieval The List MTG card
PLST #VOW-47 · Art by David Auden Nash
PLST set symbol, CommonThe List#VOW-47Common

Alchemist's Retrieval

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TCGplayer market · PLST #VOW-47 nonfoil
$0.14 +16.7% +$0.02, 7 days
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30 days
+16.7%
EDHREC rank
#9,286 Down 228 in 30 days
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Alchemist's Retrieval Price Summary

The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $0.14, up 16.7% over 7 days, up 16.7% over 30 days, up 27.3% over 90 days.

Alchemist's Retrieval Price History

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Alchemist's Retrieval Printings & Prices

Alchemist's Retrieval has 3 tracked printings across 3 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes, including inverted treatments.

PLST set symbol, CommonPLST #VOW-47
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VOW set symbol, CommonVOW #47
DBL set symbol, CommonDBL #314
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Alchemist's Retrieval Rules Text & Legality

Alchemist's Retrieval

Cleave {1}{U} (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.

To most, a terrifying apparition. To a necro-alchemist, a potent fuel source.

Alchemist's Retrieval is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Commander and Pauper, and not legal in Standard.

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Alchemist's Retrieval Rulings

  • Nov 19, 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.

  • Nov 19, 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.

  • Nov 19, 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.

  • Nov 19, 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.

Reprints & Reprint Risk

Alchemist's Retrieval has been reprinted 5 times.

  • Nov 19, 2021VOW set symbol, CommonInnistrad: Crimson VowVOW #47
  • Nov 19, 2021VOW set symbol, CommonInnistrad: Crimson Vow · foilVOW #47
  • Jan 28, 2022DBL set symbol, CommonInnistrad: Double Feature · InvertedDBL #314
  • Jan 28, 2022DBL set symbol, CommonInnistrad: Double Feature · Inverted, foilDBL #314
  • Apr 29, 2022PLST set symbol, CommonThe ListPLST #VOW-47

Alchemist's Retrieval in Commander

Alchemist's Retrieval is the #9,286 most-played card on EDHREC, down 228 places over the last 30 days.

#9,286 EDHREC rank
across all Commander decks Down 228 in 30 days

Alchemist's Retrieval FAQ

How much is Alchemist's Retrieval worth?

Alchemist's Retrieval is worth about $0.14 for its cheapest playable printing as of Nov 9, 2026.

Is Alchemist's Retrieval legal in Commander?

Yes. Alchemist's Retrieval is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Pauper.

Has Alchemist's Retrieval been reprinted?

Yes. Alchemist's Retrieval has been reprinted 5 times, with 3 printings tracked on The Index.

Why is Alchemist's Retrieval cheap?

Alchemist's Retrieval trades at about $0.14; 5 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#9,286 on EDHREC).