---
name: "Chemister's Trick"
mana_cost: "{U}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R", "U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: ["Overload"]
set: "RTR"
set_name: "Return to Ravnica"
collector_number: "149"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Christopher Moeller"
oracle_id: "daf22b20-3d87-429c-99fe-2f3d4c6fee24"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/chemisters-trick-rtr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Chemister's Trick
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Overload

## Oracle Text
Target creature you don't control gets -2/-0 until end of turn and attacks this turn if able.
Overload {3}{U}{R} (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Downsize](/printing/downsize-rvr.md) — Instant
2. [Blustersquall](/printing/blustersquall-c15.md) — Instant
3. [Unnerving Assault](/printing/unnerving-assault-eve.md) — Instant
4. [Teleportal](/printing/teleportal-mm3.md) — Sorcery
5. [Dynacharge](/printing/dynacharge-plst.md) — Instant
6. [Electrickery](/printing/electrickery-rtr.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Return to Ravnica (RTR) #149
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Christopher Moeller
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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