---
name: "Empty the Laboratory"
mana_cost: "{X}{U}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "MIC"
set_name: "Midnight Hunt Commander"
collector_number: "14"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Tuan Duong Chu"
oracle_id: "84f3736f-5b2a-40f9-8c3b-c18f8c637c22"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/empty-the-laboratory-mic"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Empty the Laboratory
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{U}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Sacrifice X Zombies, then reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a number of Zombie creature cards equal to the number of Zombies sacrificed this way. Put those cards onto the battlefield and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Zimone's Experiment](/printing/zimones-experiment-sos.md) — Sorcery
2. [Midnight Ritual](/printing/midnight-ritual-mmq.md) — Sorcery
3. [Revenge of the Drowned](/printing/revenge-of-the-drowned-dbl.md) — Instant
4. [Unholy Grotto](/printing/unholy-grotto-ons.md) — Land
5. [Organ Hoarder](/printing/organ-hoarder-dbl.md) — Creature — Zombie
6. [Necromancer's Stockpile](/printing/necromancers-stockpile-m15.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Midnight Hunt Commander (MIC) #14
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Tuan Duong Chu
- **Total Printings:** 17 across all historical editions

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