Lost in a Labyrinth
Instant
Target creature gets -3/-0 until end of turn. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Theros
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #25792
Lost in a Labyrinth is a one-mana instant that shrinks a creature by -3/-3 and blinds it until end of turn — cheap interaction, but it kills nothing outright and trades down against anything with 4+ toughness. Run it only in dedicated Surveil or Dimir tempo shells where the Surveil 1 has genuine payoff; everywhere else, a hard removal spell does more work.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Lost in a Labyrinth sees its most meaningful play in Pauper, where one-mana instant-speed interaction is at a premium and the Surveil 1 can fuel graveyard synergies at common rarity. In Commander, it underperforms — the -3/-3 rarely kills anything relevant at that table size, and a single Surveil trigger doesn't justify a deck slot when unconditional removal exists at the same or similar cost. Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer have faster, cleaner one-mana interaction that makes Lost in a Labyrinth a fringe consideration at best. Oathbreaker is the one Commander-adjacent format where tempo-focused blue-black lists might find a home for it, again only if Surveil synergies are the core engine.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Lost in a Labyrinth is deep bulk — you're never paying meaningful money for it. The price reflects the card's power level accurately, and there's no pressure to acquire it quickly or in volume.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.