---
name: "Ghastly Discovery"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Conspire"]
set: "SHM"
set_name: "Shadowmoor"
collector_number: "39"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Howard Lyon"
oracle_id: "1ca875f0-50a7-4332-8643-c2b4bbda18b1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ghastly-discovery-shm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Ghastly Discovery
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Conspire

## Oracle Text
Draw two cards, then discard a card.
Conspire (As you cast this spell, you may tap two untapped creatures you control that share a color with it. When you do, copy it.)

> *Les korrigans, esprits liés aux sources, hurlent quand ils trouvent leurs propres cadavres noyés.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Careful Study](/printing/careful-study-sld.md) — Sorcery
2. [Thirst for Discovery](/printing/thirst-for-discovery-vow.md) — Instant
3. [Counsel of the Soratami](/printing/counsel-of-the-soratami-10e.md) — Sorcery
4. [Catalog](/printing/catalog-8ed.md) — Instant
5. [Divination](/printing/divination-m12.md) — Sorcery
6. [Frantic Search](/printing/frantic-search-cmm.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shadowmoor (SHM) #39
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Howard Lyon
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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