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◇ Catalog #312

Thumbscrews

tmp·#312·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Charles Gillespie

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct 1997

29 yr ago

Value

$0.40+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.41 · low $0.38

NM$0.40

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.37–$0.42modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.44low $0.02range 2100.0%n 52

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #27,780 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.40

Gameplay

Artifact

At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have five or more cards in hand, this artifact deals 1 damage to target opponent or planeswalker.

"We will start small, I think." —Volrath

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2004-10-04wotc

It checks the number of cards in your hand at the beginning of upkeep, and if you have 4 or fewer cards in hand it will not trigger. It checks again when it resolves and will not deal damage unless you still have 5 or more cards in hand.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.40. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $0.44 across 52 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from TMP — 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 #312 of *Tempest*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1997 Tempest release.

Card type: Artifact, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2} (2 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #27,780 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Charles Gillespie. Rarix catalogs 31 other cards credited to this artist.