The Stone Brain
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This printing
SetPBRO
Collector #247p
Released2022-11-18
Rarityrare
ArtistIrina Nordsol
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
AttributesPromo · Reprint
ScryfallOpen ↗

The Stone Brain

RareMV 2
Legendary Artifact
, , Exile The Stone Brain: Choose a card name. Search target opponent's graveyard, hand, and library for up to four cards with that name and exile them. That player shuffles, then draws a card for each card exiled from their hand this way. Activate only as a sorcery.
Card capabilities
Artifact
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
4 other English printingsEarliest 2022-11-18Newest 2023-04-18Cheapest priced $0.37 in BRO
Rulings (5)
wotc14 Oct 2022
The ability has no effect on permanents with the chosen name that are on the battlefield.
wotc14 Oct 2022
You target a player as The Stone Brain's activated ability is put on the stack, but you don't name a card until it resolves. Notably, this means that players don't get to respond to the ability knowing what card you will name.
wotc14 Oct 2022
You don't have to choose the name of a card that you've already seen this game; you may guess at a card you think your opponent might have in their deck, if you'd like.
wotc14 Oct 2022
You don't have to exile each card you find with that name. If you want to leave one in their graveyard, for example, you may.
wotc14 Oct 2022
Unlike most effects of this kind, The Stone Brain's ability allows its controller to choose the name of a basic land. Note that you may only search for up to four copies of that card, even if you find more of them.