---
name: "Circu, Dimir Lobotomist"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "RAV"
set_name: "Ravnica: City of Guilds"
collector_number: "196"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Cyril Van Der Haegen"
oracle_id: "c87d547b-00a4-4fdd-ade4-f3f032e5ea3b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/circu-dimir-lobotomist-rav"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Circu, Dimir Lobotomist
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3

## Oracle Text
Whenever you cast a blue spell, exile the top card of target player's library.
Whenever you cast a black spell, exile the top card of target player's library.
Your opponents can't cast spells with the same name as a card exiled with Circu.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Thought-String Analyst](/printing/thought-string-analyst-ymkm.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Meddling Mage](/printing/meddling-mage-pls.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Conjurer's Ban](/printing/conjurers-ban-gpt.md) — Sorcery
4. [Ixalan's Binding](/printing/ixalans-binding-plst.md) — Enchantment
5. [Architects of Will](/printing/architects-of-will-arc.md) — Artifact Creature — Human Wizard
6. [The Magic Bandit](/printing/the-magic-bandit-unk.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Rogue

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ravnica: City of Guilds (RAV) #196
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Cyril Van Der Haegen
- **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`