Laboratory Maniac
Secret Lair Drop 1097 • rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Collector number
- 1097
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Omar Rayyan
- Market price
- $12.44
What it does
If you would draw a card while your library has no cards in it, you win the game instead.
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Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Laboratory Maniac was originally released in the 2011 Magic: The Gathering set Innistrad, designed as a rare creature that offered an alternative win condition for players who exhausted their library. The card became a cornerstone of combo-oriented decks, celebrated for its unique mechanics and thematic resonance with the mad scientist trope prevalent in the set’s gothic horror setting.
This specific iteration, featured in the Secret Lair Drop series, utilizes bold, unconventional art styles that deviate from traditional Magic aesthetic norms. By partnering with external artists to re-imagine iconic cards, Wizards of the Coast intended these drops to serve as premium, collectible expressions of fan-favorite mechanics, which have generally been received as highly desirable artifacts within the secondary market and enthusiast communities.
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