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.
Printing details
- Set
- MPS · 44
- Rarity
- Special
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Joseph Meehan
- Released
- 2016-09-30
- Prices
- €71.35 · $86.46
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) |
|---|---|---|
| October 30, 2026 | €71.35 | €65.64 |
| October 28, 2026 | €71.72 | €65.64 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €59.00 trend €0.00 30-day avg – | low €59.00 trend €71.35 30-day avg €66.21 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from – | NM from €65.64 with Zero from €65.64 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from – | NM from €65.64 |
Cardmarket updated Oct 31, 2026 · CardTrader updated Oct 31, 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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Activated abilities include a colon and are written in the form "[cost]: [effect]." Triggered abilities and static abilities of the named card work normally.