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Lobotomy

{2}{U}{B}

Sorcery

INVInvasion#255uncommon
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
1997
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 3667
Illustrator
D. Alexander Gregory
Found in
Invasion Theme Deck Dismissal · Invasion MTGO Redemption · 3 more
Printings6EDHREC rank#30,032
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Target player reveals their hand, then you choose a card other than a basic land card from it. Search that player's graveyard, hand, and library for all cards with the same name as the chosen card and exile them. Then that player shuffles.
Plays as:
Extraction
Market · per finishspark updated 9h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil-3.8%
$0.25
$0.05 low$0.04 gapTCGplayer
Foil+5.5%
$5.00
$2.76 low$1.18 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.25· across 6 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

5 · latest Feb 1, 2005
  • WotCFeb 1, 2005

    The copies must be found if they are in publicly viewable zones. Finding copies while searching private zones is optional.

  • WotCOct 4, 2004

    Does not affect cards on the battlefield.

  • WotCOct 4, 2004

    If the player has no cards in their hand, you still get to look through their deck, but you do not get to exile any cards.

  • WotCOct 4, 2004

    It exiles the chosen card plus all others in the hand, library, and graveyard. Some people thought the chosen card was not exiled due to some vague wording.

  • WotCOct 4, 2004

    You only get to pick one card from the player’s hand.

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