Alchemist's Retrieval 
Instant
Oracle text (EN)
Instant
Cleave 
(You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.)
Return target nonland permanent [you control] to its owner's hand.
Printing details
- Set
- VOW · 47
- Rarity
- Common
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- David Auden Nash
- Released
- 2021-11-19
- Prices
- €0.07 · $0.20
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
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| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| November 2, 2026 | €0.10 | €0.13 |
| November 1, 2026 | €0.09 | €0.13 |
| October 31, 2026 | €0.07 | €0.13 |
| October 28, 2026 | €0.10 | €0.13 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €0.02 trend €0.10 30-day avg €0.11 | low – trend €0.21 30-day avg €0.19 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €0.13 with Zero from €0.13 | NM from €0.18 with Zero from €0.18 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €0.11 | NM from €0.18 |
Cardmarket updated Nov 2, 2026 · CardTrader updated Nov 2, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Legal
- modern Legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Legal
- competitivebrawl Legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Legal
- historic Legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Legal
- penny Not legal
- predh Not legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Legal
- tlr Legal
Rulings
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If you cast a spell for its cleave cost, that spell doesn't have any of the text in square brackets while it's on the stack.
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You can't cast a spell for both its cleave cost and another alternative cost. For example, if an effect gives an Alchemist's Retrieval in your graveyard a flashback cost of
, you can't cast it from your graveyard for its cleave cost. -
A cleave cost is an alternative cost that's paid instead of the spell's mana cost. Casting a spell for its cleave cost doesn't change the spell's mana value.
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If an effect allows you to “cast a spell without paying its mana cost,” you can't cast that spell for its cleave cost.