The Big Idea
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SetULST
Collector #26
Released2022-10-07
Rarityrare
ArtistBram Sels
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
AttributesReprint
ScryfallOpen ↗

The Big Idea

RareColour IDMV 6
Legendary Creature — Brainiac Villain
, : Roll a six-sided die. Create a number of 1/1 red Brainiac creature tokens equal to the result.
Tap three untapped Brainiacs you control: The next time you would roll a six-sided die, instead roll two six-sided dice and use the total of those results.
4 / 4
Card capabilities
CreatureLegendary creature
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
1 other English printingEarliest 2017-12-08Newest 2017-12-08Cheapest priced $0.34 in UST
Rulings (3)
wotc19 Jan 2018
If you use the second ability to roll two dice instead of one, any ability that triggers “whenever you roll a die” will trigger twice.
wotc19 Jan 2018
If another spell or ability instructs you to roll two dice and use the difference, you can use The Big Idea’s second ability to replace one of those die rolls. First, roll two dice and use their sum. That’s the first result. Then roll one die. That’s the second result. Then figure out the difference between those two results.
wotc19 Jan 2018
Some cards, like Chittering Doom, care about the results of individual die rolls and not the total if two dice are rolled together. For example, if you use The Big Idea’s second ability to replace one die roll with two and roll two 3s, Chittering Doom’s ability (which triggers whenever you roll 4 or higher on a die) won’t trigger.