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Price & Buy

Normal
$1.82
Foil
$1.55

Prices updated Jul 12, 2026

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Pithing Needle 1 mana

Artifact

Pithing Needle appeared in 1,935 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 80 1.1 813 1.1
Modern 83 1 632 1
Legacy 22 1 461 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

Mateusf34 ·Modern Challenge · January 10, 2021 Modern
6

Final: 6 | Swiss: 5

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remf ·Modern Challenge · January 10, 2021 Modern
1

Final: 1 | Swiss: 4

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Ekeross ·Vintage Challenge · January 10, 2021 Vintage
4

Final: 4 | Swiss: 7

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discoverN ·Vintage Challenge · January 10, 2021 Vintage
7

Final: 7 | Swiss: 3

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bennybo ·Vintage Challenge · January 10, 2021 Vintage
1

Final: 1 | Swiss: 6

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Aylett ·Vintage Challenge · January 10, 2021 Vintage
8

Final: 8 | Swiss: 4

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bobjackson ·Pioneer Challenge · January 09, 2021 Pioneer
1

Final: 1 | Swiss: 6

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UnbanLurrus ·Vintage Challenge · January 09, 2021 Vintage
5

Final: 5 | Swiss: 2

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Phill_Hellmuth ·Vintage Challenge · January 09, 2021 Vintage
7

Final: 7 | Swiss: 4

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s063 ·Vintage Challenge · January 09, 2021 Vintage
4

Final: 4 | Swiss: 7

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moatzu ·Vintage Challenge · January 09, 2021 Vintage
2

Final: 2 | Swiss: 1

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Sodeq ·Modern Challenge · January 09, 2021 Modern
4

Final: 4 | Swiss: 4

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HouseOfManaMTG ·Modern Challenge · January 09, 2021 Modern
1

Final: 1 | Swiss: 7

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Shadowz2005 ·Modern Challenge · January 09, 2021 Modern
6

Final: 6 | Swiss: 5

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Koala40 ·Legacy Challenge · January 03, 2021 Legacy
6

Final: 6 | Swiss: 5

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McWinSauce ·Legacy Challenge · January 03, 2021 Legacy
4

Final: 4 | Swiss: 4

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Scalli323 ·Pioneer Challenge · January 03, 2021 Pioneer
8

Final: 8 | Swiss: 6

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paucr5 ·Modern Challenge · January 03, 2021 Modern
5

Final: 5 | Swiss: 1

Laplasjan ·Modern Challenge · January 03, 2021 Modern
3

Final: 3 | Swiss: 2

ACoolGuy1988 ·Modern Challenge · January 03, 2021 Modern
6

Final: 6 | Swiss: 5

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