Lobotomy
Tempest 267 • uncommon
- Set
- Tempest
- Collector number
- 267
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black · Blue
- Artist
- Thomas M. Baxa
- Market price
- $0.26
What it does
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.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Lobotomy was released in 1997 as part of the Tempest expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Designed by Wizards of the Coast, the set was notable for introducing mechanics like buyback and shadow, aiming to add layers of strategic complexity to the game. The card itself, illustrated by artist D. Alexander Gregory, was conceptualized to reflect the set's dark, gothic aesthetic and the high-fantasy themes of the Rath plane.
Mechanically, the card allows players to look at an opponent's hand and library to exile all cards sharing a name with a chosen target. It was designed as a powerful tool for information gathering and resource denial. Upon release, it was well-received by players looking for disruptive control options in tournament play, eventually becoming a staple for black-aligned decks that focused on tactical removal and meta-gaming strategies.
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