Brain Maggot

set	min	mtgo
-	$ 0.08	0.03 tix

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Name	Brain Maggot
Type	Enchantment creature — insect
Description	When Brain Maggot enters the battlefield, target opponent reveals their hand and you choose a nonland card from it. Exile that card until Brain Maggot leaves the battlefield.
Artist	Min Yum
Set	Double Masters Tokens #7
Wallpaper	download
Image	download

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About Brain Maggot

Brain Maggot, Enchantment creature — insect, designed by Dave Kendall first released in Jun, 2002 in the set Magic Online Promos and was printed exactly in 5 different ways. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of $ 0.08.

A deck that focuses on disruption and hand control, such as a black-based control or midrange deck, would benefit from including Brain Maggot. While Brain Maggot is a decent option for early-game disruption, more competitive options like Thoughtseize or Inquisition of Kozilek are often preferred due to their lower mana cost and immediate effect on the opponent's hand. Brain Maggot could still see play in more budget-friendly or casual decks looking for a similar effect.

Rules

04/26/14

Brain Maggot’s ability causes a zone change with a duration, a new style of ability that’s somewhat reminiscent of older cards like Tidehollow Sculler. However, unlike Tidehollow Sculler, Brain Maggot has a single ability that creates two one-shot effects: one that exiles the nonland card when the ability resolves, and another that returns the exiled card to its owner’s hand immediately after Brain Maggot leaves the battlefield.

04/26/14

The exiled card returns to its owner’s hand immediately after Brain Maggot leaves the battlefield. Nothing happens between the two events, including state-based actions.

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