---
name: "The Big Idea"
mana_cost: "{4}{R}{R}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Brainiac Villain"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: []
set: "UST"
set_name: "Unstable"
collector_number: "76"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Bram Sels"
oracle_id: "976fb4c7-f330-4b8b-8f87-e6839d9a2880"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-big-idea-ust"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# The Big Idea
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{R}{R}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Brainiac Villain
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4

## Oracle Text
{2}{B/R}{B/R}, {T}: Roll a six-sided die. Create a number of 1/1 red Brainiac creature tokens equal to the result.
Tap three untapped Brainiacs you control: The next time you would roll a six-sided die, instead roll two six-sided dice and use the total of those results.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Painiac](/printing/painiac-und.md) — Creature — Brainiac
2. [Inhumaniac](/printing/inhumaniac-und.md) — Creature — Brainiac
3. [Pippa, Duchess of Dice](/printing/pippa-duchess-of-dice-ulst.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Noble
4. [Box of Free-Range Goblins](/printing/box-of-free-range-goblins-ust.md) — Sorcery
5. [Circuits Act](/printing/circuits-act-unf.md) — Sorcery
6. [Spark Fiend](/printing/spark-fiend-ugl.md) — Creature — Beast

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Unstable (UST) #76
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Bram Sels
- **Total Printings:** 2 across all historical editions

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