---
name: "Alchemist's Gambit"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: ["Cleave"]
set: "VOW"
set_name: "Innistrad: Crimson Vow"
collector_number: "140"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Zoltan Boros"
oracle_id: "271d8db6-8606-46d7-9812-75aa22fcfd8e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/alchemists-gambit-vow"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Alchemist's Gambit
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Cleave

## Oracle Text
Cleave {4}{U}{U}{R} (You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.)
Take an extra turn after this one. During that turn, damage can't be prevented. [At the beginning of that turn's end step, you lose the game.]
Exile Alchemist's Gambit.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Warrior's Oath](/printing/warriors-oath-2x2.md) — Sorcery
2. [Alchemist's Retrieval](/printing/alchemists-retrieval-plst.md) — Instant
3. [Final Fortune](/printing/final-fortune-mb2.md) — Instant
4. [Inspired Idea](/printing/inspired-idea-dbl.md) — Sorcery
5. [Last Chance](/printing/last-chance-me4.md) — Sorcery
6. [Fierce Retribution](/printing/fierce-retribution-plst.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Innistrad: Crimson Vow (VOW) #140
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Zoltan Boros
- **Total Printings:** 18 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`