Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Desperate Research
Invasion · #100 · rare · 2000
Sorcery
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Market reference
$0.54
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 100 / 354
- Release year
- 2000
- Rarity
- rare
- Illustrator
- Ron Spencer
- Colors
- B
- Frame
- 1997
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2000-10-02
About this card
Mana cost: {1}{B}
Type: Sorcery
Choose a card name other than a basic land card name. Reveal the top seven cards of your library and put all of them with that name into your hand. Exile the rest.
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) | $0.54 |
| USD (foil) | $5.93 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.42 |
| EUR (foil) | €7.87 |
| MTGO tix | 0.26 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Desperate Research is real?
Desperate 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 Desperate Research worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Desperate Research is $0.54; 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 Desperate Research from?
Desperate Research is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Invasion" in the expansion series, released in 2000.
What rarity is Desperate Research?
Desperate Research is a rare card in the Invasion set.
