Dig Deep and Decide
Compulsive Research is a compact engine for card advantage that lives comfortably in control shells and blue combo decks. Compulsive Research (Retro Frame) costs {2}{U} and resolves quickly: target player draws three cards. The follow up forces a discard of two cards unless a land is chosen instead. That trade off makes the spell flexible in multiplayer and tight in one on one play because it can be used to refill your hand or to pressure an opponent into painful discards.
In Ravnica terms the card reads like a guild operative pushing through bureaucracy to extract knowledge. Use it to smooth your draws, dig for answers, or bait opponents into discarding nonland that fuels your next interaction. Compulsive Research pairs well with cards that care about graveyards and cards that can recover or shuffle unwanted cards back into the library, giving you control over the downside while you harvest value.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {2}{U}
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Card Type – Sorcery
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Target player draws three cards. Then that player discards two cards unless they discard a land card.
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