wotc
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.
MTG · Card
◇ 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
$0.41+$0 (+2.5%)
30 days high $0.42 · low $0.40
Volatility · moderate
EUR€0.45USD$0.41TIX0.02 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #27,754 · Fringe play
Variants
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
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Charles Gillespie
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