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MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #44
Pithing Needle
sld·#44·rare·nonfoil
Illus. Joshua Howard
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in vault
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wishlisted
Jun '20
6 yr ago
Value
$3.30+$0 (+4.2%)
30 days high $3.42 · low $3.11
NM$3.30
LP—
MP—
HP—
DMG—
$3.05–$3.48modeled
30 days agotoday
90-dayhigh $3.30low $0.07range 4614.3%n 45
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #6,310 · Niche pick
Variants
Gameplay
Artifact
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Activated abilities of sources with the chosen name can't be activated unless they're mana abilities.
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.
Context
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $3.30. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.07 and $3.30 across 45 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SLD — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
Card #44 of *Secret Lair Drop*, the set that shipped alongside the June 2020 Secret Lair Drop release.
Card type: Artifact, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {1} (1 converted).
Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play. Banned in Brawl.
EDHrec ranks this card #6,310 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Joshua Howard. Rarix catalogs 4 other cards credited to this artist.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Joshua Howard
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