---
name: "Compulsive Research"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "TDC"
set_name: "Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander"
collector_number: "147"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Sara Winters"
oracle_id: "f947808c-a1cc-41ea-9d06-e1279a0da527"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/compulsive-research-tdc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Compulsive Research
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Target player draws three cards. Then that player discards two cards unless they discard a land card.

> *「融けた青銅が四、ふむ……。固形の水銀が一、ふむふむ……。で、なんじゃと？」*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Thirst for Discovery](/printing/thirst-for-discovery-vow.md) — Instant
2. [Thirst for Knowledge](/printing/thirst-for-knowledge-mrd.md) — Instant
3. [Rhystic Scrying](/printing/rhystic-scrying-pcy.md) — Sorcery
4. [Pore Over the Pages](/printing/pore-over-the-pages-ddq.md) — Sorcery
5. [Thirst for Meaning](/printing/thirst-for-meaning-thb.md) — Instant
6. [Sift](/printing/sift-m19.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) #147
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Sara Winters
- **Total Printings:** 79 across all historical editions

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