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Laboratory Maniac

Laboratory Maniac

{2}{U}

Creature — Human Wizard

If you would draw a card while your library has no cards in it, you win the game instead.

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Set
The Zeta Set (SLZ #21)
Rarity
Uncommon
Mana value
3
Released
2026-09-02
Artist
MSCHF
EDHREC rank
#558
Colour identity
{U}
Finishes
Nonfoil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

3 +
Bracket 3 and up — Upgraded
In 12 two-card combos

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 1.03
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.

Combos 52

Demonic Consultation+Laboratory Maniac
{U}{B}
Exile your libraryWin the game
14,357 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Tainted Pact+Laboratory Maniac
{U}{B}
Win the game
9,672 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Leveler+Laboratory Maniac
{U}
Exile your libraryWin the game
8,265 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Hermit Druid+Laboratory Maniac
{G}{U}
Win the game
7,021 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Laboratory Maniac+Thought Lash
{U}
Win the game
3,447 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Paradigm Shift+Laboratory Maniac
{U}
Exile your libraryWin the game
2,640 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Doomsday+Windfall+Laboratory Maniac
{U}{B}
Win the game
1,833 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Divining Witch+Laboratory Maniac
{U}{B}
Exile your libraryWin the game
1,559 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Frenetic Efreet+Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom+Laboratory Maniac
{U}{R}
Win the game
1,336 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Dance with Calamity+Laboratory Maniac
{U}{R}
Exile your libraryWin the game
837 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Ad Nauseam+Laboratory Maniac+Angel's Grace
{W}{U}{B}
Win the game
716 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn+Peer into the Abyss+Laboratory Maniac
{U}{B}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersWin the game
682 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Chulane, Teller of Tales+Village Bell-Ringer+Laboratory Maniac
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite landfall triggersNear-infinite mana creatures you control can produceNear-infinite storm countNear-infinite untap of creatures you controlWin the game
586 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Laboratory Maniac+Phyrexian Devourer
{U}
Exile your libraryWin the game
417 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Laboratory Maniac+Oath of Druids
{G}{U}
Win the game
316 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Eligeth, Crossroads Augur+Curator of Mysteries+Laboratory Maniac
{U}
Infinite lootingInfinite self-discard triggersWin the game
264 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Doomsday+Wheel of Fortune+Laboratory Maniac
{U}{B}{R}
Win the game
256 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Doomsday+Gush+Gitaxian Probe+Lion's Eye Diamond+Yawgmoth's Will+Laboratory Maniac
{U}{B}
Win the game
216 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought+Body of Knowledge+Laboratory Maniac
{U}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersWin the game
144 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Sacred Guide+Laboratory Maniac
{W}{U}
Win the game
129 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Hermit Druid+Mana Severance+Laboratory Maniac
{G}{U}
Infinite self-millWin the game
68 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Precursor Golem+Rite of Replication+Laboratory Maniac+Slip Through Space
{U}
Near-infinite card drawNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature tokensNear-infinite draw triggersNear-infinite magecraft triggersWin the game
39 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Cultivator Colossus+Selective Memory+Laboratory Maniac
{G}{U}
Near-infinite landfall triggersPut all lands from your hand and library onto the battlefield tappedWin the game
34 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Puresight Merrow+Laboratory Maniac+Paradise Mantle
{W}{U}
Exile your libraryWin the game
33 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Precursor Golem+Rite of Replication+Laboratory Maniac+Leap
{U}
Near-infinite card drawNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature tokensNear-infinite draw triggersNear-infinite magecraft triggersWin the game
29 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Precursor Golem+Rite of Replication+Laboratory Maniac+Cerulean Wisps
{U}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite magecraft triggersWin the game
22 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Precursor Golem+Rite of Replication+Laboratory Maniac+Shadow Rift
{U}
Near-infinite card drawNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature tokensNear-infinite draw triggersNear-infinite magecraft triggersWin the game
21 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Precursor Golem+Rite of Replication+Laboratory Maniac+Twisted Image
{U}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite magecraft triggersWin the game
20 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Precursor Golem+Rite of Replication+Laboratory Maniac+Cloak of Feathers
{U}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite magecraft triggersWin the game
11 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Precursor Golem+Rite of Replication+Laboratory Maniac+Fleeting Distraction
{U}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite magecraft triggersWin the game
11 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Puresight Merrow+Laboratory Maniac+Cryptolith Rite
{G}{W}{U}
Exile your libraryWin the game
10 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Laboratory Maniac+Oath of Druids+Paradox Haze
{G}{U}
Win the game
9 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Puresight Merrow+Laboratory Maniac+Elven Chorus
{G}{W}{U}
Exile your libraryWin the game
9 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Laboratory Maniac+Selective Memory+Primal Surge
{G}{U}
Win the game
8 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Puresight Merrow+Laboratory Maniac+Enduring Vitality
{G}{W}{U}
Exile your libraryWin the game
7 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Hive Mind+Pure Intentions+Windfall+Laboratory Maniac
{W}{U}
Near-infinite card draw for all playersNear-infinite draw triggers for all playersNear-infinite self-discard triggers for all playersWin the game
5 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Demonlord Belzenlok+Selective Memory+Laboratory Maniac
{U}{B}
Exile your libraryWin the game
4 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Puresight Merrow+Laboratory Maniac+Utopia Vow
{G}{W}{U}
Exile your libraryWin the game
3 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Puresight Merrow+Earthcraft+Laboratory Maniac
{G}{W}{U}
Exile your libraryWin the game
3 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Puresight Merrow+Laboratory Maniac+A Realm Reborn
{G}{W}{U}
Exile your libraryWin the game
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Transcendence+Exquisite Archangel+Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker+Mind Over Matter+Drogskol Reaver+Laboratory Maniac+Scout's Warning
{U}{R}{W}
Infinite card drawInfinite lootingNear-infinite copies of creatures you controlNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite mana lands, artifacts, and creatures you control can produceNear-infinite self-discard triggersNear-infinite untap of artifacts, creatures, and landsWin the game
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Marneus Calgar+Tormod, the Desecrator+Bag of Holding+Laboratory Maniac
{W}{U}{B}
Infinite draw triggersInfinite rummagingInfinite self-discard triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite tapped creature tokensWin the game
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Hive Mind+Pure Intentions+Whispering Madness+Laboratory Maniac
{W}{U}{B}
Near-infinite card draw for all playersNear-infinite draw triggers for all playersNear-infinite self-discard triggers for all playersWin the game
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Benthic Biomancer+The Locust God+Cathars' Crusade+Laboratory Maniac
{U}{R}{W}
Infinite lootingNear-infinite +1/+1 countersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature tokens with hasteWin the game
1 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Puresight Merrow+Song of Freyalise+Laboratory Maniac
{G}{W}{U}
Exile your libraryWin the game
1 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Lich+Invincible Hymn+Laboratory Maniac
{W}{U}{B}
Win the game
1 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Zirda, the Dawnwaker+Izzet Guildmage+Manamorphose+Laboratory Maniac
{R}{G}{W}{U}
Infinite card drawNear-infinite colored manaNear-infinite magecraft triggersWin the game
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Puresight Merrow+Karametra's Favor+Laboratory Maniac
{G}{W}{U}
Exile your libraryWin the game
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Griselbrand+Laboratory Maniac
{U}{B}
Near-infinite card drawNear-infinite draw triggersWin the game
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Flash+Protean Hulk+Body Snatcher+Laboratory Maniac+Viscera Seer+Hapless Researcher+Hermit Druid+Torch Courier
{U}{B}{R}{G}
Win the game
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

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Format legality

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Not legal
Gladiator Legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

  • 2021-03-19

    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.

  • 2021-03-19

    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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