Lobotomy Price
6 printings · 6 sets · first printed 1997
Lobotomy has been printed 6 times across 6 sets, first in 1997 and most recently in 2013. Right now the cheapest printing is Invasion #255 at $0.25, while the most expensive is Friday Night Magic 2006 #4 at $0.99 — about 4× more. The median across 4 priced printings is $0.32. Reprint risk: LOW — Reprinted 6x historically, most recently in 2013 -- no dedicated reprint sets or recent activity.
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Every Lobotomy Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invasion #255 (U) Cheapest | 2000 | $0.25 | — |
| Tempest #267 (U) | 1997 | $0.26 | — |
| World Championship Decks 1998 #bs267 (U) | 1998 | $0.38 | — |
| Friday Night Magic 2006 #4 (R) Foil | 2006 | $0.99 | $0.65 foil |
| Magic Online Promos #32529 (U) Foil | 2013 | — | — |
| World Championship Decks 2001 #ar255sb (U) | 2001 | — | $0.60 |
Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 6 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
5 PrecedentsIt exiles the chosen card plus all others in the hand, library, and graveyard. Some people thought the chosen card was not exiled due to some vague wording.
If the player has no cards in their hand, you still get to look through their deck, but you do not get to exile any cards.
You only get to pick one card from the player’s hand.
Does not affect cards on the battlefield.
The copies must be found if they are in publicly viewable zones. Finding copies while searching private zones is optional.