Body of Research
Body of Research: Sorcery, Strixhaven: School of Mages. Create a 0/0 green and blue Fractal creature token. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {G}{G}{G}{U}{U}{U}
- Mana value
- 6
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colour identity
- Blue and green (UG)
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX)
- Released
- 2021-04-23
- Collector number
- 168
- Artist
- Antonio José Manzanedo
- Commander rank
- 10,658 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Body of Research
Body of Research is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare blue and green sorcery from Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX), an expansion set released in April 2021. It is collector number 168 in that set, with art by Antonio José Manzanedo. It costs {G}{G}{G}{U}{U}{U} (three blue and three green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 6. Its colour identity is blue and green. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.25 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Create a 0/0 green and blue Fractal creature token. Put X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the number of cards in your library.
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Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.25 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Body of Research by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Body of Research
Body of Research has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #90274 | Mythic | 2021 |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos (PSTX) #168p | Mythic | 2021 |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos (PSTX) #168s | Mythic | 2021 |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #336 | Mythic | 2021 |
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