First printed in Innistrad (2011)
All 16 prints
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The List (PLST) #INR-71, 2026
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The Zeta Set (SLZ) #142, 2026
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The Zeta Set (SLZ) #21, 2026
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The Zeta Set (SLZ) #263, 2026
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Final Fantasy: Through the Ages (FCA) #30, 2025
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Innistrad Remastered (INR) #304, 2025
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Innistrad Remastered (INR) #359, 2025
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Innistrad Remastered (INR) #71, 2025
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Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1394, 2023
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Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1394★, 2023
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The List (PLST) #ISD-61, 2023
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Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1097, 2022
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Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) #309, 2021
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The List (PLST) #UMA-61, 2019
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Ultimate Masters (UMA) #61, 2018
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Innistrad (ISD) #61, 2011
Laboratory Maniac 
Creature — Human Wizard
If you would draw a card while your library has no cards in it, you win the game instead.
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Standard Brawl
MTGO price: 0.004 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Fantasy (FIN), Premier Draft | 49.1% | -6.6 | -2.6 | 1038 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen
Combos
52 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.
- Exile your library, Win the game: Demonic Consultation + Laboratory Maniac
- Win the game: Laboratory Maniac + Tainted Pact
- Exile your library, Win the game: Laboratory Maniac + Leveler
- Win the game: Hermit Druid + Laboratory Maniac
- Win the game: Laboratory Maniac + Thought Lash
- Exile your library, Win the game: Laboratory Maniac + Paradigm Shift
- Win the game: Doomsday + Laboratory Maniac + Windfall
- Exile your library, Win the game: Divining Witch + Laboratory Maniac
- Win the game: Frenetic Efreet + Laboratory Maniac + Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom
- Exile your library, Win the game: Dance with Calamity + Laboratory Maniac
