---
name: "Risky Research"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Surveil"]
set: "OM1"
set_name: "Through the Omenpaths"
collector_number: "52"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Will Gist"
oracle_id: "47d52cd7-d72f-455f-aad3-70f08d54691f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/risky-research-om1"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Risky Research
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Surveil

## Oracle Text
Surveil 2, then draw two cards. You lose 2 life. (To surveil 2, look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Diresight](/printing/diresight-tle.md) — Sorcery
2. [Cruel Truths](/printing/cruel-truths-tdm.md) — Instant
3. [Notion Rain](/printing/notion-rain-mkc.md) — Sorcery
4. [Risky Shortcut](/printing/risky-shortcut-dft.md) — Sorcery
5. [Perilous Research](/printing/perilous-research-csp.md) — Instant
6. [Curate](/printing/curate-mkc.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Through the Omenpaths (OM1) #52
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Will Gist
- **Total Printings:** 7 across all historical editions

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