Alchemist's Retrieval (Innistrad: Crimson Vow #47)

Alchemist's Retrieval {U}

Instant

Cleave {1}{U} (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.

To most, a terrifying apparition. To a necro-alchemist, a potent fuel source.

Illustrated by David Auden Nash

Standard
Alchemy
Pioneer
Explorer
Modern
Historic
Legacy
Brawl
Vintage
Timeless
Commander
Pauper
Oathbreaker
Penny
Notes and Rules Information for Alchemist's Retrieval:
  • 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. (2021-11-19)
  • 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. (2021-11-19)
  • 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 {U}, you can't cast it from your graveyard for its cleave cost. (2021-11-19)
  • If an effect allows you to “cast a spell without paying its mana cost,” you can't cast that spell for its cleave cost. (2021-11-19)