Laboratory Maniac
The Zeta Set 263 • uncommon
- Set
- The Zeta Set
- Collector number
- 263
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- MSCHF
What it does
If you would draw a card while your library has no cards in it, you win the game instead.
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 introduced in the Innistrad expansion in 2011, quickly becoming a staple of alternate-win-condition strategies in Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed to embody the trope of the obsessed researcher who loses all perspective in pursuit of forbidden knowledge, mechanically rewarding players for exhausting their library. This design captures the high-risk, high-reward philosophy of blue-aligned play, turning the traditional penalty of drawing from an empty deck into a singular moment of triumph.
The character and art for the card were crafted to reflect the gothic horror aesthetic of the Innistrad setting. Illustrators sought to convey a sense of frantic, unstable genius, positioning the subject amidst chaotic research materials to emphasize the mania implied by the name. Upon its release, it was warmly received by the community for its unique ability to disrupt standard game-winning conditions, cementing its status as an iconic piece of card design that continues to influence deck building in various formats.
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