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Price & Buy

Normal
$1.83
Foil
$1.55

Prices updated Jul 14, 2026

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Pithing Needle 1 mana

Artifact

Pithing Needle appeared in 1,934 MTGO Challenge Top-8 decks over the past 12 months, averaging 1.1 copies per deck. Its current TCGplayer price is $1.83.

Oracle Text

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.

Format Legality

PioneerModernLegacyVintageDuel Commander

Competitive Play by Format

Top 8 decklists that played Pithing Needle, by format.

Format Decks 30d Avg 30d Decks 12mo Avg 12mo
Vintage 68 1.1 808 1.1
Modern 77 1 637 1
Legacy 19 1 456 1.1
Pioneer 1 1 25 1
Duel Commander 1 1 8 1

Details

Set
Ravnica Remastered
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
1
Collector #
463
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Recent Top-8 Decks Playing Pithing Needle

5

Final: 5 |

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roughmar ·Pioneer 20th Anniversary Play-In · June 21, 2022 Pioneer
7

Final: 7 |

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LORiWWA ·Pioneer 20th Anniversary Play-In · June 21, 2022 Pioneer
1

Final: 1 |

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6

Final: 6 |

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Danny_Bambino ·Legacy Challenge · June 19, 2022 Legacy
1

Final: 1 | Swiss: 7

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susurrus_mtg ·Modern Challenge · June 19, 2022 Modern
4

Final: 4 | Swiss: 4

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bernardocssa ·Vintage Challenge · June 19, 2022 Vintage
5

Final: 5 | Swiss: 3

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Artifacts (26)

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Diem4x ·Vintage Challenge · June 19, 2022 Vintage
2

Final: 2 | Swiss: 1

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SingPanMan ·Vintage Challenge · June 19, 2022 Vintage
8

Final: 8 | Swiss: 8

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Artifacts (16)

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ZYURYO ·Vintage Challenge · June 19, 2022 Vintage
3

Final: 3 | Swiss: 2

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EdB ·Modern 20th Anniversary Play-In · June 19, 2022 Modern
7

Final: 7 |

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Rakdosn ·Modern 20th Anniversary Play-In · June 19, 2022 Modern
8

Final: 8 |

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3

Final: 3 |

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nathansteuer ·Pioneer Challenge · June 18, 2022 Pioneer
4

Final: 4 | Swiss: 5

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Phill_Hellmuth ·Pioneer Challenge · June 18, 2022 Pioneer
3

Final: 3 | Swiss: 2

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xfile ·Pioneer Challenge · June 18, 2022 Pioneer
7

Final: 7 | Swiss: 7

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Iceman76 ·Modern 20th Anniversary Play-In · June 18, 2022 Modern
1

Final: 1 |

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3

Final: 3 |

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BARGAHOF ·Vintage Challenge · June 18, 2022 Vintage
6

Final: 6 | Swiss: 2

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Artifacts (20)
Tw33Ty ·Vintage Challenge · June 18, 2022 Vintage
5

Final: 5 | Swiss: 1

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