Pithing Needle
Tenth Edition 338 • rare
- Set
- Tenth Edition
- Collector number
- 338
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Pete Venters
- Market price
- $1.37
What it does
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Activated abilities of sources with the chosen name can't be activated unless they're mana abilities.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlBanned
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Pithing Needle was first introduced in the Saviors of Kamigawa set in 2005, designed to provide players with a versatile, low-cost tool for neutralizing activated abilities of permanents. Its function within the Magic: The Gathering ecosystem is that of a tactical utility card, often utilized in sideboards to disrupt strategies revolving around planeswalkers, fetch lands, or complex equipment. By naming a specific card, the controller effectively prevents its activated abilities from being used, creating a significant strategic pivot in high-stakes gameplay.
The Tenth Edition version, released in 2007, marked a return to the classic core set aesthetic for this essential artifact. The illustration, handled by artist Pete Venters, depicts a jagged, ethereal needle piercing through a textured surface, reflecting the card's theme of precision and targeted interference. Upon its re-release, the card was widely received as a staple utility piece, maintaining its status as a foundational element in competitive formats for its ability to punish decks reliant on specific, recurring mechanics.
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