---
name: "Research the Deep"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Clash"]
set: "MOR"
set_name: "Morningtide"
collector_number: "46"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Eric Fortune"
oracle_id: "02f35851-c1be-4162-a6f8-7897325555a7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/research-the-deep-mor"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Research the Deep
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Clash

## Oracle Text
Draw a card. Clash with an opponent. If you win, return Research the Deep to its owner's hand. (Each clashing player reveals the top card of their library, then puts that card on their choice of the top or bottom. A player wins if their card had a greater mana value.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Recross the Paths](/printing/recross-the-paths-mor.md) — Sorcery
2. [Marvo, Deep Operative](/printing/marvo-deep-operative-mkc.md) — Legendary Creature — Octopus Rogue
3. [Hoarder's Greed](/printing/hoarders-greed-ecc.md) — Sorcery
4. [Revive the Fallen](/printing/revive-the-fallen-mor.md) — Sorcery
5. [Pulling Teeth](/printing/pulling-teeth-mor.md) — Sorcery
6. [Whirlpool Whelm](/printing/whirlpool-whelm-lrw.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Morningtide (MOR) #46
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Eric Fortune
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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