Pick the Brain
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Format Legality
1v1 Commander Legal
Archenemy Legal
Arena Legal
Block Constructed Legal
Canadian Highlander Legal
Casual Legal
Commander / EDH Legal
Commander: Rule 0 Legal
Custom Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Gladiator Legal
Highlander Legal
Historic Legal
Legacy Legal
Leviathan Legal
Limited Legal
Modern Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Pioneer Legal
Planechase Legal
Quest Magic Legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Vanguard Legal
Vintage Legal

Pick the Brain

Sorcery

Target opponent reveals his or her hand. You choose a nonland card from it and exile that card.

Delirium — If there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard, search that player's graveyard, hand, and library for any number of cards with the same name as the exiled card, exile those cards, then that player shuffles his or her library.

nbarry223 on Viga-BOOM! (better mana)

1 year ago

Yeah, the only cards that make sense which I didn't really consider (I've seen them a few times) are Pick the Brain and Shimian Specter - still don't think they make the cut. Shimian Specter seems pretty disgusting if you can get it to stick around, but that would be quite the challenge in a creature based deck like this. I could see it being a decent game 2 tool in a control shell if you play little to no creatures, making them side out most of their removal, but beyond that, it is a little too fragile. I've contemplated Surgical Extraction before, but it relies on them already playing their threat, which is too late for me, since we don't have any targeted discard or mill. I ran Necromentia and Unmoored Ego for a while, but the colorless aspect of The Stone Brain just makes it worth that extra mana of investment.

saber4734 on B/G Delirium

3 years ago

I'm actually going to update my deck. I've decided I can find better options for Pick the Brain also. Plus your choice to add Vraska, Golgari Queen is great. Her first ability is Delirium fuel and card draw.

saber4734 on B/G Delirium

3 years ago

I'm glad you liked my deck. I liked it so much i've never made changes to it since it rotated. I think your list is solid. I'm concerned that Pick the Brain isn't what is needed in this deck. You want more instant creature removal. Ram Through from Ikoria would work well and if Grim Flayer or Soul Swallower are out you get the Trample effect. I have also given thought to adding Hornbash Mentor, thinking his abilities might beef up the deck. If you need help with removals hit me up.

Welch on Budget Vamps

6 years ago

I recommend a slightly more aggressive approach, focusing a little more on the madness mechanic. For that, you could add Furyblade Vampire or Ravenous Bloodseeker to enable madness and Incorrigible Youths as a payoff. Further, i suggest Insolent Neonate as a better one-dropt. To not run out of steam, you can add more Tormenting Voice and 2-3 Asylum Visitor.

Things to get rid of:

  • Defiant Bloodlord -> this is not primarily a lifegain deck & the mana cost are way too high.
  • Zulaport Cutthroat -> only useful with mass creatures (e.g. token strategies) or sac strategies.
  • Visions of Brutality -> i don't see any synergy
  • Diabolic Tutor -> make your deck consistent by playing 4 of each important card and you don't need tutors. they slow you down too much.
  • Pick the Brain -> sideboard
  • Blood Mist -> unsure about this one. you already get first strike from Stensia Masquerade but the cards work well together. But you want more creatures. So at least go down a copy...

Other cards to consider:

saber4734 on Feels good to be Delirious (Modern)

6 years ago

HackSlice I appreciate the input and after reading Pick the Brain I agree it would fit well in the deck.

Argy on Worthy Minotaurs

6 years ago

TMBRLZ beat me to it.

can only remove Artifacts and can only rip Enchantments from hand.

I would go Lost Legacy over Pick the Brain, as it will usually let you grab more stuff.

The other way to go is by throwing in some copies of Lay Bare the Heart.

TMBRLZ on Worthy Minotaurs

6 years ago

So it looks like there's no enchantment specific hate for , and not much in the way of just "permanents" either unless you can get them to sacrifice it.

I think your only decent option would be one of the Slaughter Games cards in Standard. Lost Legacy or Pick the Brain. Red seems fairly useless against it.

flipdipple on Sultai Delirium

6 years ago

Took this to GPOmaha and had a record of 6-3 Day 1, and 0-3 Day 2. All day 2 losses were to Temur Marvel. Day 1 losses were to mono B Zombies, Temur Aggro and Temur Marvel. Thinking about going to Pick the Brain instead of Dispossess as it was not good at all.

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