Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Risky Research
Marvel's Spider-Man · #62 · common · 2025
Sorcery
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Market reference
$0.18
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 62 / 286
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- common
- Illustrator
- Rafater
- Colors
- B
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Promo types
- universesbeyond
- Printed
- 2025-09-26
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Sorcery
Also does
Strategy & play
How Risky Research plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
How to beat Risky Research
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
More by Rafater
This card was illustrated by Rafater.
About this card
Mana cost: {2}{B}
Type: Sorcery
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.)
""Though others fear radiation, I alone am able to make it my servant!""
Keywords: Surveil
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) | $0.18 |
| USD (foil) | $0.20 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.09 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.16 |
| MTGO tix | 0.03 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Risky Research is real?
Risky 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 Risky Research worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Risky Research is $0.18; 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 Risky Research from?
Risky Research is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Marvel's Spider-Man" in the expansion series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Risky Research?
Risky Research is a common card in the Marvel's Spider-Man set.
Other Risky Research printings
Same Magic: The Gathering card across other sets and rarities.
