Pithing Needle

Artifact

Oracle text (EN)

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.

Set: M10 · 217
Rarity: Rare
Language: EN
Artist: Pete Venters
Released: 2009-07-17
Prices: €0.54 · $0.56

Price history

The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.

Cardmarket, trend
CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)

The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.

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Date	Cardmarket, trend	CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
November 2, 2026	€0.57	€0.84
November 1, 2026	€0.57	€0.85
October 31, 2026	€0.54	€0.84
October 29, 2026	€0.56	€0.84
October 28, 2026	€0.50	€0.82

Prices

Source	Non-foil	Foil
Cardmarket	low – trend €0.57 30-day avg €0.60	low €1.89 trend €5.80 30-day avg €4.49
CardTrader (EN)	NM from €0.84 with Zero from €0.84	NM from €6.09 with Zero from €6.09
CardTrader (any language)	NM from €0.40	NM from €5.11

Cardmarket updated Nov 2, 2026 · CardTrader updated Nov 2, 2026

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Legality

standard Not legal
pioneer Legal
modern Legal
legacy Legal
vintage Legal
commander Legal
pauper Not legal
alchemy Not legal
brawl Banned
competitivebrawl Legal
duel Legal
future Not legal
gladiator Legal
historic Legal
oathbreaker Legal
oldschool Not legal
paupercommander Not legal
penny Legal
predh Legal
premodern Not legal
standardbrawl Not legal
timeless Legal
tlr Legal

Rulings

2005-06-01
If you name a card that has both a mana ability and another activated ability, the mana ability can be activated but the other ability can't be activated.
2005-06-01
You can name any card, even if that card doesn't normally have an activated ability. You can't name a token unless that token has the same name as a card.
2005-06-01
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.
2009-10-01
Once Pithing Needle has left the battlefield, activated abilities of sources with the chosen name can be activated again.
2012-10-01
Activated abilities include a colon and are written in the form "[cost]: [effect]." Triggered abilities and static abilities of the named card work normally.

Printings

79 printings

Set	No.	Rarity	Language	EUR	USD	CM	CT
M10(Shown printing)	217	Rare	EN	€0.54	$0.56	€0.57	€0.84
RVR	463	Rare	EN	€2.51	$1.95	€1.92	€2.31
RVR	463	Rare	JA	–	–	€1.92	€18.27
RVR	463	Rare	ZHS	–	–	€1.92	€2.77
PRM	102335	Rare	EN	–	–	–	–
2X2	312	Rare	ZHS	–	–	€0.20	–
2X2	312	Rare	FR	–	–	€0.20	€1.30
2X2	397	Rare	JA	–	–	€1.00	€2.29
2X2	397	Rare	DE	–	–	€1.00	–
2X2	564	Rare	EN	–	$2.88	€1.20	€2.84
2X2	564	Rare	FR	–	–	€1.20	–
2X2	397	Rare	EN	€2.16	$1.45	€1.00	€1.30
2X2	564	Rare	JA	–	–	€1.20	€4.10
2X2	312	Rare	EN	€0.63	$0.51	€0.20	€0.54
2X2	312	Rare	DE	–	–	€0.20	€2.60
2X2	312	Rare	JA	–	–	€0.20	€1.10
2X2	397	Rare	ZHS	–	–	€1.00	–
2X2	397	Rare	FR	–	–	€1.00	€3.31
2X2	564	Rare	ZHS	–	–	€1.20	–
2X2	564	Rare	DE	–	–	€1.20	–
PRM	94084	Rare	EN	–	–	–	–
DBL	257	Rare	EN	€0.63	$0.85	€0.50	€0.79
MID	257	Rare	RU	–	–	€0.08	€15.21
MID	378	Rare	EN	€0.80	$0.53	€0.30	€0.77
MID	378	Rare	IT	–	–	€0.30	–
MID	378	Rare	DE	–	–	€0.30	–
MID	378	Rare	ES	–	–	€0.30	–
MID	257	Rare	IT	–	–	€0.08	€0.45
PMID	257s	Rare	EN	€1.55	$1.82	€0.94	€2.05
MID	257	Rare	EN	€0.32	$0.40	€0.08	€0.34
MID	257	Rare	PT	–	–	€0.08	–
MID	257	Rare	KO	–	–	€0.08	–
PMID	257p	Rare	EN	€0.65	$0.43	€0.60	€0.76
MID	257	Rare	ES	–	–	€0.08	€0.85
MID	257	Rare	JA	–	–	€0.08	€0.98
MID	257	Rare	ZHS	–	–	€0.08	–
MID	257	Rare	FR	–	–	€0.08	€1.25
MID	378	Rare	FR	–	–	€0.30	€2.10
MID	378	Rare	JA	–	–	€0.30	€1.34
MID	257	Rare	ZHT	–	–	€0.08	€0.61
MID	257	Rare	DE	–	–	€0.08	€1.09
SLD	44	Rare	EN	€3.55	$3.78	€2.95	€3.61
MPS	44	Special	EN	€71.35	$86.46	€59.00	€65.64
RTR	231	Rare	JA	–	–	€0.55	€5.10
RTR	231	Rare	IT	–	–	€0.55	€0.55
RTR	231	Rare	PT	–	–	€0.55	€10,000.64
RTR	231	Rare	ES	–	–	€0.55	€1.55
RTR	231	Rare	EN	€0.55	$0.63	€0.55	€0.42
RTR	231	Rare	KO	–	–	€0.55	–
RTR	231	Rare	ZHT	–	–	€0.55	€0.61
RTR	231	Rare	FR	–	–	€0.55	€1.10
RTR	231	Rare	DE	–	–	€0.55	€0.80
RTR	231	Rare	ZHS	–	–	€0.55	€0.64
RTR	231	Rare	RU	–	–	€0.55	–
M10	217	Rare	ES	–	–	€0.57	€1.59
M10	217	Rare	JA	–	–	€0.57	€1.58
M10	217	Rare	ZHS	–	–	€0.57	€3.60
M10	217	Rare	FR	–	–	€0.57	€0.40
M10	217	Rare	RU	–	–	€0.57	–
M10	217	Rare	IT	–	–	€0.57	€0.84
M10	217	Rare	DE	–	–	€0.57	€2.60
M10	217	Rare	PT	–	–	€0.57	–
10E	338	Rare	ZHS	–	–	€0.20	€1.67
10E	338	Rare	RU	–	–	€0.20	–
10E	338	Rare	JA	–	–	€0.20	–
10E	338	Rare	EN	€0.71	$1.37	€0.20	€2.24
10E	338	Rare	FR	–	–	€0.20	€1.58
10E	338	Rare	ES	–	–	€0.20	€2.60
10E	338	Rare	IT	–	–	€0.20	€0.71
10E	338	Rare	PT	–	–	€0.20	€150.64
10E	338	Rare	DE	–	–	€0.20	€2.10
SOK	158	Rare	ZHS	–	–	€1.48	–
SOK	158	Rare	IT	–	–	€1.48	€2.30
SOK	158	Rare	PT	–	–	€1.48	–
SOK	158	Rare	JA	–	–	€1.48	–
SOK	158	Rare	EN	€1.64	$4.16	€1.48	€2.30
SOK	158	Rare	ES	–	–	€1.48	€3.09
SOK	158	Rare	FR	–	–	€1.48	–
SOK	158	Rare	DE	–	–	€1.48	–