Brain Maggot {1}{B}
Enchantment Creature — Insect
When this creature enters, target opponent reveals their hand and you choose a nonland card from it. Exile that card until this creature leaves the battlefield.
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Prints (14)
| Set | # | Rarity | Finishes | USD | Foil USD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Historic Anthology 2 (HA2) | 7 | uncommon | nonfoil | — | — |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) | 54551 | uncommon | foil | — | — |
| Journey into Nyx (JOU) | 62 | uncommon | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Journey into Nyx (JOU) | 62 | uncommon | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Journey into Nyx (JOU) | 62 | uncommon | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Journey into Nyx (JOU) | 62 | uncommon | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Journey into Nyx (JOU) | 62 | uncommon | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Journey into Nyx (JOU) | 62 | uncommon | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Journey into Nyx (JOU) | 62 | uncommon | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Journey into Nyx (JOU) | 62 | uncommon | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Journey into Nyx (JOU) | 62 | uncommon | nonfoil, foil | $0.26 | $0.53 |
| Journey into Nyx (JOU) | 62 | uncommon | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Journey into Nyx (JOU) | 62 | uncommon | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Friday Night Magic 2014 (F14) | 11 | rare | foil | — | $0.30 |
Rulings
- 2014-04-26 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.
- 2014-04-26 In a multiplayer game, if Brain Maggot's owner leaves the game, the exiled card will return to its owner's hand. Because the one-shot effect that returns the card isn't an ability that goes on the stack, it won't cease to exist along with the leaving player's spells and abilities on the stack.
- 2014-04-26 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.
- 2014-04-26 If Brain Maggot leaves the battlefield before its enters-the-battlefield ability resolves, the opponent will reveal their hand, but no card will be exiled.