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Laboratory Maniac

{2}{U}

Creature — Human Wizard

PLSTThe List#ISD-61rare

His mind whirled with grand plans, never thinking of what might happen if he were to succeed.

Finishes
Nonfoil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
~1 in 1200
Illustrator
Jason Felix
Found in
The Lord of the Rings Tales of Middle earth Set Booster Pack · March of the Machine Sleeved Set Booster Pack · 2 more
Printings13Combos52EDHREC rank#557
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
If you would draw a card while your library has no cards in it, you win the game instead.
2/2
Plays as:
Card DrawDraw PayoffAlternate Win
Market · per finishspark updated 9h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+6.0%
$1.95
$0.88 low-$0.47 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.40· across 13 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

2 · latest Mar 19, 2021
  • WotCMar 19, 2021

    If for some reason you can't win the game (because your opponent has cast Angel's Grace this turn, for example), you won't lose for having tried to draw a card from a library with no cards in it. The draw was still replaced.

  • WotCMar 19, 2021

    If two or more players each control a Laboratory Maniac and each player is instructed to draw a number of cards, first the player whose turn it is draws that many cards. If this causes that player to win the game instead, the game is immediately over. If the game isn't over yet, repeat this process for each other player in turn order.

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