
Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Perilous Research
Coldsnap · #41 · uncommon · 2006
Instant
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Market reference
$1.02
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 41 / 155
- Release year
- 2006
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Illustrator
- Dany Orizio
- Colors
- U
- Frame
- 2003
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2006-07-21
About this card
Mana cost: {1}{U}
Type: Instant
Draw two cards, then sacrifice a permanent.
"When the School of the Unseen fell, so many magical treasures lay abandoned that no amount of death could deter the stream of thieves and desperate scholars."
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $1.02 |
| USD (foil) | $8.00 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €2.65 |
| EUR (foil) | €6.56 |
| MTGO tix | 0.17 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Perilous Research is real?
Perilous Research is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Perilous Research worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Perilous Research is $1.02; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Perilous Research from?
Perilous Research is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Coldsnap" in the expansion series, released in 2006.
What rarity is Perilous Research?
Perilous Research is a uncommon card in the Coldsnap set.
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Other Perilous Research printings
Same Magic: The Gathering card across other sets and rarities.








