Aberrant Researcher // Perfected Form MTG Card
| Converted mana cost | 4 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Type | Creature — Insect Horror |
| Abilities | Flying |
| Released | 2016-04-08 |
| Set symbol | |
| Set name | Shadows over Innistrad |
| Set code | SOI |
| Power | 5 |
| Toughness | 4 |
| Number | 49 |
| Frame | 2015 |
| Layout | Transform |
| Border | Black |
| Illustred by | Nils Hamm |
Text of card Aberrant Researcher // Perfected Form
Flying
The final pages of the experiment log were blank. Investigators found it abandoned on a desk in the researcher's lab, open, the pages flipping in the wind from a shattered window.
Legalities
Magic the Gathering formats where Aberrant Researcher // Perfected Form has restrictions
| Format | Legality |
|---|---|
| Commander | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Paupercommander | Restricted |
| Modern | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Duel | Legal |
| Pioneer | Legal |
Rules and information
The reference guide for Magic: The Gathering Aberrant Researcher // Perfected Form card rulings provides official rulings, any errata issued, as well as a record of all the functional modifications that have occurred.
| Date | Text |
|---|---|
| 2016-04-08 | If a replacement effect causes the top card of your library to go to a zone other than your graveyard, Aberrant Researcher will still transform if that card was an instant or sorcery card. |
| 2016-04-08 | No player may take any action between the two steps of Aberrant Researcher's triggered ability. If the card put into your graveyard is an instant or sorcery card, Aberrant Researcher will have transformed before a player can take any action. |
| 2016-07-13 | For more information on double-faced cards, see the Shadows over Innistrad mechanics article (http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/shadows-over-innistrad-mechanics). |