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Price & Buy

Normal
$1.82
Foil
$1.55

Prices updated Jul 13, 2026

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Pithing Needle 1 mana

Artifact

Pithing Needle appeared in 1,936 MTGO Challenge Top-8 decks over the past 12 months, averaging 1.1 copies per deck. Its current TCGplayer price is $1.82.

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 77 1.1 808 1.1
Modern 84 1 636 1
Legacy 22 1 459 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

Condescend ·Vintage Challenge · December 12, 2021 Vintage
4

Final: 4 | Swiss: 5

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Eaglov ·Vintage Challenge · December 12, 2021 Vintage
3

Final: 3 | Swiss: 3

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Artifacts (23)

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swayjisse ·Vintage Challenge · December 12, 2021 Vintage
6

Final: 6 | Swiss: 6

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Creatures (31)

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Snapcaster-Bolt ·Vintage Challenge · December 11, 2021 Vintage
8

Final: 8 | Swiss: 7

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billsive ·Vintage Challenge · December 11, 2021 Vintage
4

Final: 4 | Swiss: 5

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Thalai ·Vintage Challenge · December 11, 2021 Vintage
6

Final: 6 | Swiss: 4

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zebhillard ·Vintage Challenge · December 11, 2021 Vintage
7

Final: 7 | Swiss: 6

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simmsey ·Vintage Challenge · December 11, 2021 Vintage
5

Final: 5 | Swiss: 1

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BReal2 ·Modern Showcase Challenge · December 11, 2021 Modern
6

Final: 6 | Swiss: 4

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therf ·Modern Showcase Challenge · December 11, 2021 Modern
8

Final: 8 | Swiss: 8

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rastaf ·Modern Showcase Challenge · December 11, 2021 Modern
4

Final: 4 | Swiss: 6

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Beenew ·Vintage Qualifier · December 10, 2021 Vintage
3

Final: 3 | Swiss: 1

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MZBlazer ·Vintage Qualifier · December 10, 2021 Vintage
5

Final: 5 | Swiss: 2

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Artifacts (15)

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IamActuallyLvL1 ·Vintage Qualifier · December 10, 2021 Vintage
1

Final: 1 | Swiss: 7

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Falkoneye ·Vintage Qualifier · December 10, 2021 Vintage
6

Final: 6 | Swiss: 3

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Artifacts (14)

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jessy_samek ·Vintage Qualifier · December 10, 2021 Vintage
4

Final: 4 | Swiss: 6

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Artifacts (24)

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luinil ·Legacy Showcase Challenge · December 05, 2021 Legacy
8

Final: 8 | Swiss: 8

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rexjak ·Legacy Showcase Challenge · December 05, 2021 Legacy
2

Final: 2 | Swiss: 3

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yriel ·Modern Challenge · December 05, 2021 Modern
3

Final: 3 | Swiss: 1

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snoopy-magic ·Vintage Challenge · December 05, 2021 Vintage
8

Final: 8 | Swiss: 8

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