---
name: "Appetite for Brains"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "AVR"
set_name: "Avacyn Restored"
collector_number: "84"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Michael C. Hayes"
oracle_id: "4ffc16e0-1778-4aba-ade3-58146c800f5f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/appetite-for-brains-avr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Appetite for Brains
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a card from it with mana value 4 or greater and exile that card.

> *Just as with a peach, the first bite is always the juiciest.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Brainbite](/printing/brainbite-arb.md) — Sorcery
2. [Brain Maggot](/printing/brain-maggot-f14.md) — Enchantment Creature — Insect
3. [Pick the Brain](/printing/pick-the-brain-sir.md) — Sorcery
4. [Cerebral Confiscation](/printing/cerebral-confiscation-mkm.md) — Sorcery
5. [Castigate](/printing/castigate-gpt.md) — Sorcery
6. [Specter's Shriek](/printing/specters-shriek-eld.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Avacyn Restored (AVR) #84
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Michael C. Hayes
- **Total Printings:** 15 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`