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Price & Buy

Normal
$1.82
Foil
$1.56

Prices updated Jul 12, 2026

TCGplayer Buy Pithing Needle

Pithing Needle 1 mana

Artifact

Pithing Needle appeared in 1,938 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 82 1 632 1
Legacy 21 1 460 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

Blinkmoth-Nexus ·Vintage Format Playoff · October 19, 2019 Vintage
3

Final: 3 | Swiss: 3

Main Deck

The Atog Lord ·Vintage Format Playoff · October 19, 2019 Vintage
4

Final: 4 | Swiss: 5

Main Deck

swiftwarkite2 ·Vintage Format Playoff · October 19, 2019 Vintage
6

Final: 6 | Swiss: 6

Main Deck

Sideboard

yamakiller ·Modern Challenge · October 19, 2019 Modern
4

Final: 4 | Swiss: 4

Main Deck

Sideboard

gottelicious ·Legacy Format Playoff · October 13, 2019 Legacy
5

Final: 5 | Swiss: 4

Main Deck

Sideboard

jjkbb2005 ·Legacy Format Playoff · October 13, 2019 Legacy
3

Final: 3 | Swiss: 1

Main Deck

Sideboard

heaviermelero ·Vintage Challenge · October 12, 2019 Vintage
3

Final: 3 | Swiss: 5

Main Deck

Sideboard

keeps15 ·Vintage Challenge · October 12, 2019 Vintage
5

Final: 5 | Swiss: 1

Main Deck

Sideboard

SamuraiFunn ·Vintage Challenge · October 12, 2019 Vintage
7

Final: 7 | Swiss: 3

Main Deck

Sideboard

MentalMisstep ·Modern Format Playoff · October 12, 2019 Modern
5

Final: 5 | Swiss: 1

Main Deck

Sideboard

EronRelentless ·Legacy Challenge · October 06, 2019 Legacy
7

Final: 7 | Swiss: 3

Sideboard

Montolio ·Vintage Challenge · October 05, 2019 Vintage
3

Final: 3 | Swiss: 3

Main Deck

Sideboard

kanister ·Modern Challenge · October 05, 2019 Modern
5

Final: 5 | Swiss: 1

Main Deck

Sideboard

Zyrnak ·Modern Challenge · October 05, 2019 Modern
1

Final: 1 | Swiss: 4

Main Deck

Sideboard

luinil ·Legacy Challenge · September 29, 2019 Legacy
5

Final: 5 | Swiss: 1

Sideboard

JdPhoenix ·Vintage Challenge · September 28, 2019 Vintage
7

Final: 7 | Swiss: 7

Main Deck

Sideboard

peblake ·Modern Challenge · September 28, 2019 Modern
7

Final: 7 | Swiss: 7

Main Deck

Sti ·Vintage Challenge · September 21, 2019 Vintage
7

Final: 7 | Swiss: 3

Main Deck

Sideboard

worrier1000 ·Modern Challenge · September 21, 2019 Modern
1

Final: 1 | Swiss: 6

Main Deck

Sideboard

zmagic ·Modern Challenge · September 21, 2019 Modern
6

Final: 6 | Swiss: 5

Main Deck

Sideboard