Laboratory Drudge

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Laboratory Drudge: Creature - Zombie Horror, Starter Commander Decks. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{U}
Mana value
4
Type
Creature - Zombie Horror
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Power / toughness
3/4
Rarity
Rare
Set
Starter Commander Decks (SCD)
Released
2022-12-02
Collector number
56
Artist
Milivoj Ćeran
Commander rank
13,801 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Laboratory Drudge

Laboratory Drudge is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue creature from Starter Commander Decks (SCD), a Commander product released in December 2022. It is collector number 56 in that set, with art by Milivoj Ćeran. It costs {3}{U} (three generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 3/4 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Commander Legends (2020) to Starter Commander Decks (2022). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.24 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

At the beginning of each end step, draw a card if you've cast a spell from a graveyard or activated an ability of a card in a graveyard this turn.

"Many hands make light work." -Ludevic, necro-alchemist

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.24 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Laboratory Drudge by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Laboratory Drudge

Laboratory Drudge has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #86018Rare2020
Commander Legends (CMR) #636Rare2020
Commander Legends (CMR) #78Rare2020

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Laboratory Drudge, newest first.

  • It doesn't matter where the card is during your end step, as long as it was in a graveyard when you cast it or activated one of its abilities.
  • Laboratory Drudge's ability will trigger at the beginning of each end step whether you've cast a spell from a graveyard or activated an ability of a card in a graveyard that turn or not. You can respond to that ability and do one (or both) of the things to draw a card.

Similar cards

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In these precons

Laboratory Drudge is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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