Primary Research

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Primary Research: Enchantment, Secrets of Strixhaven. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{4}{W}
Mana value
5
Type
Enchantment
Colour identity
White (W)
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS)
Released
2026-04-24
Collector number
26
Artist
Michal Ivan
Commander rank
11,801 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Primary Research

Primary Research is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon white enchantment from Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS), an expansion set released in April 2026. It is collector number 26 in that set, with art by Michal Ivan. It costs {4}{W} (four generic and one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy and Gladiator. Secrets of Strixhaven is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.18 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

When this enchantment enters, return target nonland permanent card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.

At the beginning of your end step, if a card left your graveyard this turn, draw a card.

Witnessing something firsthand is somehow both the best and the worst way to learn.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.18 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Primary Research by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
AlchemyLegal
GladiatorLegal

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Primary Research, newest first.

  • Primary Research's last ability will check as your end step starts to see if any cards have left your graveyard this turn. If none did, the ability won't trigger at all. It's not possible to remove cards from your graveyard during your end step in time to have the ability trigger.
  • If a card in a graveyard has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0 for the purpose of determining its mana value.

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