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Activated abilities include a colon and are written in the form "[cost]: [effect]." Triggered abilities and static abilities of the named card work normally.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #257
Pithing Needle
dbl·#257·rare·foil
Illus. Ovidio Cartagena
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Jan '22
4 yr ago
Value
$5.86+$0 (+0.4%)
30 days high $4.86 · low $4.84
Volatility · stable
Tracking since · May 5, 2026
EUR€3.46USD$4.86TIX
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #6,283 · Niche pick
Variants
Gameplay
Artifact
As this artifact enters, choose a card name.
Activated abilities of sources with the chosen name can't be activated unless they're mana abilities.
Occasionally a skaab remembers too much of its former life. Luckily, there's an easy cure.
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlbanned
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 5
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Once Pithing Needle has left the battlefield, activated abilities of sources with the chosen name can be activated again.
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Pithing Needle affects cards regardless of what zone they're in. This includes cards in hand, cards in the graveyard, and exiled cards. For example, a player can't cycle Eternal Dragon or return an Eternal Dragon from their graveyard to hand if Pithing Needle naming Eternal Dragon is on the battlefield.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Ovidio Cartagena
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