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Pithing Needle 
Artifact
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 | 67 | 1 | 805 | 1.1 |
| Modern | 81 | 1 | 634 | 1 |
| Legacy | 23 | 1 | 462 | 1.1 |
| Pioneer | 1 | 1 | 27 | 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
6
Final: 6 |
Main Deck
Creatures (22)
- 1 Eternal Witness
$0.70
0.03 tix - 2 Shardless Agent
$0.30
0.02 tix - 2 Shardless Agent
$0.30
0.02 tix
- 2 Dream Stalker
$0.20
0.03 tix
- 1 Reclamation Sage
$0.18
0.03 tix - 4 Imperial Recruiter
$13.71
0.03 tix - 1 Parasitic Strix
$0.08
0.03 tix
- 4 Deathrite Shaman
$4.67
0.72 tix - 2 Baleful Strix
$0.96
0.22 tix - 2 Baleful Strix
$0.96
0.22 tix
- 1 Cavern Harpy
$0.28
0.06 tix
Sorceries (6)
Instants (8)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (20)
- 1 Bayou$226.24 5.78 tix
- 3 Bloodstained Mire$14.22 1.74 tix
- 1 Forest$0.09 0.01 tix
- 1 Forest$0.09 0.01 tix
- 1 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 4 Polluted Delta$18.91 2.50 tix
- 1 Scalding Tarn$39.34 4.20 tix
- 1 Swamp$0.09 0.01 tix
- 1 Taiga$215.00 3.46 tix
- 1 Tropical Island$312.50 9.90 tix
- 1 Tropical Island$312.50 9.90 tix
- 2 Underground Sea$393.31 14.86 tix
- 2 Wooded Foothills$16.81 2.67 tix
Sideboard
5
Final: 5 |
Main Deck
Creatures (15)
Sorceries (10)
Lands (16)
Sideboard
4
Final: 4 |
Main Deck
Creatures (15)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (12)
Lands (21)
- 2 Bayou$226.24 5.78 tix
- 1 Creeping Tar Pit$0.33 0.02 tix
- 1 Forest$0.09 0.01 tix
- 2 Misty Rainforest$35.45 1.73 tix
- 2 Polluted Delta$18.91 2.50 tix
- 1 Swamp$0.09 0.01 tix
- 1 Tropical Island$312.50 9.90 tix
- 1 Underground Sea$393.31 14.86 tix
- 2 Underground Sea$393.31 14.86 tix
- 4 Verdant Catacombs$28.24 1.26 tix
- 3 Wasteland$8.44 0.02 tix
- 1 Wasteland$8.44 0.02 tix
Sideboard
- 2 Bitterblossom
$32.75
0.02 tix
- 2 Disfigure
$0.04
0.03 tix
- 1 Duress
$0.08
0.01 tix
- 1 Hymn to Tourach
$0.50
0.04 tix
- 1 Life from the Loam
$4.75
3.09 tix
- 1 Night of Souls' Betrayal
$1.69
0.02 tix
- 2 Nihil Spellbomb
$1.87
0.03 tix
- 2 Pithing Needle
$0.36
0.02 tix
- 1 Sylvan Library
$26.27
0.10 tix
- 1 Vendilion Clique
$3.51
0.02 tix
- 1 Vendilion Clique
$3.51
0.02 tix
1
Final: 1 |
Main Deck
Creatures (26)
Lands (23)
Sideboard
- 1 Cataclysm
$1.35
13.73 tix - 1 Containment Priest
$0.29
0.10 tix
- 1 Council's Judgment
$0.44
0.07 tix
- 4 Ethersworn Canonist
$2.38
0.02 tix
- 1 Grafdigger's Cage
$2.02
0.29 tix
- 1 Pithing Needle
$0.36
0.02 tix
- 1 Ratchet Bomb
$0.35
0.02 tix
- 2 Rest in Peace
$0.61
0.19 tix
- 1 Sunlance
$0.08
0.03 tix
- 2 Wilt-Leaf Liege
$0.19
0.02 tix
3
Final: 3 |
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (6)
Instants (23)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
- 1 Abrupt Decay
$0.91
0.06 tix
- 1 Disfigure
$0.04
0.03 tix
- 2 Flusterstorm
$6.43
1.77 tix
- 2 Golgari Charm
$0.88
0.03 tix
- 1 Krosan Grip
$0.77
0.03 tix
- 1 Murderous Cut
$0.32
0.03 tix - 1 Pithing Needle
$0.36
0.02 tix
- 2 Surgical Extraction
$1.34
5.32 tix - 1 Sylvan Library
$26.27
0.10 tix
- 2 Thoughtseize
$6.54
1.60 tix
- 1 Vendilion Clique
$3.51
0.02 tix
8
Final: 8 |
Main Deck
Creatures (5)
Sorceries (10)
Instants (13)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (21)
Sideboard
- 2 Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
$1.53
0.02 tix
- 1 Counterspell
$1.29
0.02 tix
- 1 Engineered Plague
$7.89
9.55 tix
- 1 Flusterstorm
$6.43
1.77 tix
- 2 Meddling Mage
$2.29
0.47 tix
- 1 Notion Thief
$1.50
0.02 tix
- 1 Pithing Needle
$0.36
0.02 tix
- 1 Relic of Progenitus
$5.60
3.96 tix
- 2 Rest in Peace
$0.61
0.19 tix
- 1 Supreme Verdict
$1.45
0.10 tix
- 1 Vendilion Clique
$3.51
0.02 tix
- 1 Zealous Persecution
$0.14
0.03 tix
7
Final: 7 |
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (22)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
- 2 Cabal Therapy
$6.66
11.99 tix
- 1 Darkblast
$0.41
0.02 tix
- 1 Electrickery
$0.24
0.03 tix
- 1 Flusterstorm
$6.43
1.77 tix
- 1 Ghost Quarter$0.42 0.02 tix
- 1 Grafdigger's Cage
$2.02
0.29 tix
- 1 Null Rod
$115.10
9.78 tix
- 1 Perish
$0.40
4.55 tix
- 1 Pithing Needle
$0.36
0.02 tix
- 1 Price of Progress
$4.62
2.64 tix
- 2 Pyroblast
$3.38
20.96 tix
- 1 Sulfuric Vortex
$0.88
0.02 tix
- 1 Surgical Extraction
$1.34
5.32 tix
6
Final: 6 |
Main Deck
Creatures (16)
Sorceries (6)
Instants (9)
Enchantments (3)
Planeswalkers (3)
Lands (23)
Sideboard
- 2 Arc Trail
$0.06
0.03 tix
- 2 Choke
$0.65
0.79 tix
- 2 Grafdigger's Cage
$2.02
0.29 tix
- 1 Karakas$15.41 2.28 tix
- 2 Mindbreak Trap
$6.65
1.50 tix
- 1 Null Rod
$115.10
9.78 tix
- 1 Pithing Needle
$0.36
0.02 tix
- 2 Red Elemental Blast
$1.00
17.03 tix
- 1 Surgical Extraction
$1.34
5.32 tix
- 1 Umezawa's Jitte
$2.88
0.09 tix
8
Final: 8 |
Main Deck
Creatures (14)
Sorceries (7)
Instants (13)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (22)
- 2 Bayou$226.24 5.78 tix
- 1 Creeping Tar Pit$0.33 0.02 tix
- 1 Forest$0.09 0.01 tix
- 1 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 1 Misty Rainforest$35.45 1.73 tix
- 4 Polluted Delta$18.91 2.50 tix
- 1 Swamp$0.09 0.01 tix
- 1 Tropical Island$312.50 9.90 tix
- 3 Underground Sea$393.31 14.86 tix
- 4 Verdant Catacombs$28.24 1.26 tix
- 3 Wasteland$8.44 0.02 tix
Sideboard
3
Final: 3 |
Main Deck
Creatures (11)
Sorceries (13)
Instants (14)
Planeswalkers (2)
Lands (20)
- 4 Flooded Strand$11.37 2.30 tix
- 2 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 1 Karakas$15.41 2.28 tix
- 2 Marsh Flats$31.43 0.88 tix
- 1 Plains$0.08 0.01 tix
- 4 Polluted Delta$18.91 2.50 tix
- 1 Scrubland$215.00 4.44 tix
- 1 Swamp$0.09 0.01 tix
- 1 Tropical Island$312.50 9.90 tix
- 2 Tundra$278.32 13.61 tix
- 1 Underground Sea$393.31 14.86 tix
Sideboard
- 2 Abrupt Decay
$0.91
0.06 tix
- 1 Divert
$2.42
0.27 tix
- 1 Engineered Explosives
$4.66
4.72 tix - 1 Flusterstorm
$6.43
1.77 tix
- 1 Krosan Grip
$0.77
0.03 tix
- 1 Notion Thief
$1.50
0.02 tix
- 1 Null Rod
$115.10
9.78 tix
- 1 Pithing Needle
$0.36
0.02 tix
- 1 Rest in Peace
$0.61
0.19 tix
- 1 Supreme Verdict
$1.45
0.10 tix
- 1 Surgical Extraction
$1.34
5.32 tix
- 1 Vendilion Clique
$3.51
0.02 tix
- 1 Zealous Persecution
$0.14
0.03 tix
- 1 Zealous Persecution
$0.14
0.03 tix
5
Final: 5 |
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (22)
Instants (9)
Enchantments (4)
Planeswalkers (2)
Lands (19)
- 3 Ancient Tomb$48.51 6.50 tix
- 1 Boseiju, Who Shelters All$17.49 0.02 tix
- 2 City of Traitors$46.79 17.20 tix
- 2 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 1 Misty Rainforest$35.45 1.73 tix
- 3 Misty Rainforest$35.45 1.73 tix
- 2 Scalding Tarn$39.34 4.20 tix
- 1 Scalding Tarn$39.34 4.20 tix
- 1 Underground Sea$393.31 14.86 tix
- 1 Underground Sea$393.31 14.86 tix
- 1 Volcanic Island$305.76 15.34 tix
- 1 Volcanic Island$305.76 15.34 tix
Sideboard
- 1 Duress
$0.08
0.01 tix
- 2 Grafdigger's Cage
$2.02
0.29 tix
- 1 Grapeshot
$0.23
0.01 tix
- 1 Massacre
$0.46
1.05 tix
- 1 Petals of Insight
$0.10
0.03 tix
- 2 Pithing Needle
$0.36
0.02 tix
- 1 Pithing Needle
$0.36
0.02 tix
- 1 Pyroclasm
$0.20
0.02 tix
- 3 Red Elemental Blast
$1.00
17.03 tix
- 1 Shattering Spree
$0.94
0.22 tix
- 1 Show and Tell
$5.24
4.39 tix
4
Final: 4 |
Main Deck
Creatures (8)
Sorceries (5)
Instants (5)
Artifacts (12)
Planeswalkers (2)
Lands (28)
- 1 Bojuka Bog$0.90 0.01 tix
- 2 Cavern of Souls$51.31 0.61 tix
- 4 Cloudpost$0.29 0.04 tix
- 1 Dark Depths$1.37 0.21 tix
- 1 Dryad Arbor$3.75 0.02 tix
- 1 Eye of Ugin$62.02 0.18 tix
- 1 Glacial Chasm$23.88 11.94 tix
- 4 Glimmerpost$0.30 0.03 tix
- 1 Karakas$15.41 2.28 tix
- 2 Savannah$194.99 3.61 tix
- 3 Snow-Covered Forest$0.83 0.01 tix
- 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale$2899.99 11.30 tix
- 1 Thespian's Stage$0.31 0.02 tix
- 2 Vesuva$2.45 0.02 tix
- 3 Windswept Heath$9.68 1.01 tix
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 |
Main Deck
Creatures (16)
Sorceries (6)
Instants (9)
Enchantments (3)
Planeswalkers (3)
Lands (23)
Sideboard
- 2 Arc Trail
$0.06
0.03 tix
- 2 Choke
$0.65
0.79 tix
- 2 Grafdigger's Cage
$2.02
0.29 tix
- 1 Karakas$15.41 2.28 tix
- 2 Mindbreak Trap
$6.65
1.50 tix
- 1 Null Rod
$115.10
9.78 tix
- 1 Pithing Needle
$0.36
0.02 tix
- 2 Red Elemental Blast
$1.00
17.03 tix
- 1 Surgical Extraction
$1.34
5.32 tix
- 1 Umezawa's Jitte
$2.88
0.09 tix
4
Final: 4 |
Main Deck
Creatures (19)
- 4 Phyrexian Revoker
$0.25
0.02 tix
- 1 Phyrexian Metamorph
$2.31
0.02 tix - 4 Lodestone Golem
$0.33
0.02 tix
- 1 Karn, Silver Golem
$7.33
0.02 tix - 4 Kuldotha Forgemaster
$8.66
0.02 tix
- 1 Duplicant
$0.24
0.02 tix - 1 Steel Hellkite
$0.17
0.02 tix
- 1 Triskelion
$0.26
0.02 tix
- 1 Wurmcoil Engine
$8.88
0.13 tix
- 1 Sundering Titan
$0.77
0.02 tix
Artifacts (22)
- 1 Black Lotus
$3000.00
60.76 tix - 1 Mana Crypt
$40.33
1.70 tix
- 1 Mox Emerald
$601.99
15.56 tix
- 1 Mox Jet
$674.99
27.12 tix
- 1 Mox Pearl
$535.99
15.42 tix
- 1 Mox Ruby
$445.26
13.31 tix
- 1 Mox Sapphire
$544.49
36.29 tix
- 1 Expedition Map
$1.30
0.02 tix
- 1 Sol Ring
$1.06
0.03 tix
- 3 Sphere of Resistance
$12.03
11.00 tix
- 4 Thorn of Amethyst
$0.56
0.02 tix
- 1 Crucible of Worlds
$20.93
0.02 tix
- 4 Tangle Wire
$10.88
11.51 tix
- 1 Trinisphere
$29.08
6.29 tix
Lands (19)
Sideboard
- 1 Crucible of Worlds
$20.93
0.02 tix
- 2 Expedition Map
$1.30
0.02 tix
- 2 Grafdigger's Cage
$2.02
0.29 tix
- 1 Homeward Path$14.14 3.57 tix
- 1 Karakas$15.41 2.28 tix
- 1 Phyrexian Metamorph
$2.31
0.02 tix
- 1 Pithing Needle
$0.36
0.02 tix
- 1 Razormane Masticore
$0.21
0.02 tix
- 2 Relic of Progenitus
$5.60
3.96 tix
- 1 Steel Hellkite
$0.17
0.02 tix
- 1 Tormod's Crypt
$0.37
0.03 tix
- 1 Witchbane Orb
$0.34
0.02 tix
6
Final: 6 |
Main Deck
Creatures (14)
Sorceries (9)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
1
Final: 1 |
Main Deck
Creatures (14)
Sorceries (7)
Instants (13)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (22)
- 2 Bayou$226.24 5.78 tix
- 1 Creeping Tar Pit$0.33 0.02 tix
- 1 Forest$0.09 0.01 tix
- 1 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 1 Misty Rainforest$35.45 1.73 tix
- 4 Polluted Delta$18.91 2.50 tix
- 1 Swamp$0.09 0.01 tix
- 1 Tropical Island$312.50 9.90 tix
- 3 Underground Sea$393.31 14.86 tix
- 4 Verdant Catacombs$28.24 1.26 tix
- 3 Wasteland$8.44 0.02 tix
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 |
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (10)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
- 2 Envelop
$2.99
4.87 tix
- 1 Flusterstorm
$6.43
1.77 tix
- 1 Golgari Charm
$0.88
0.03 tix
- 1 Grafdigger's Cage
$2.02
0.29 tix
- 1 Krosan Grip
$0.77
0.03 tix
- 1 Maelstrom Pulse
$0.20
0.02 tix
- 1 Null Rod
$115.10
9.78 tix
- 1 Pithing Needle
$0.36
0.02 tix
- 2 Submerge
$4.01
3.89 tix
- 2 Surgical Extraction
$1.34
5.32 tix
- 1 Toxic Deluge
$3.35
0.06 tix
- 1 Vendilion Clique
$3.51
0.02 tix
4
Final: 4 |
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (6)
Instants (24)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
- 1 Ancient Grudge
$0.22
0.01 tix
- 2 Flusterstorm
$6.43
1.77 tix
- 2 Grafdigger's Cage
$2.02
0.29 tix
- 1 Pithing Needle
$0.36
0.02 tix
- 2 Pyroblast
$3.38
20.96 tix
- 2 Rough/Tumble
$0.29
0.03 tix
- 1 Spell Snare
$0.29
0.21 tix
- 2 Submerge
$4.01
3.89 tix
- 1 Sulfuric Vortex
$0.88
0.02 tix
- 1 True-Name Nemesis
$2.71
0.81 tix
3
Final: 3 |
Main Deck
Creatures (21)
Instants (8)
Enchantments (3)
Planeswalkers (2)
Lands (22)
- 2 Arid Mesa$31.07 3.92 tix
- 1 Dryad Arbor$3.75 0.02 tix
- 1 Forest$0.09 0.01 tix
- 4 Grove of the Burnwillows$5.97 0.88 tix
- 1 Karakas$15.41 2.28 tix
- 1 Mountain$0.06 0.01 tix
- 1 Plains$0.08 0.01 tix
- 2 Plateau$200.00 3.27 tix
- 1 Savannah$194.99 3.61 tix
- 2 Taiga$215.00 3.46 tix
- 3 Windswept Heath$9.68 1.01 tix
- 3 Wooded Foothills$16.81 2.67 tix
Sideboard
7
Final: 7 |
Main Deck
Creatures (24)
Instants (5)
Lands (21)
Sideboard
- 2 Arcane Laboratory
$0.56
0.04 tix
- 1 Back to Basics
$3.37
13.25 tix
- 1 Cursed Totem
$1.30
0.17 tix
- 1 Echoing Truth
$0.17
0.03 tix
- 2 Flusterstorm
$6.43
1.77 tix
- 2 Grafdigger's Cage
$2.02
0.29 tix
- 1 Manriki-Gusari
$0.35
0.03 tix
- 2 Mindbreak Trap
$6.65
1.50 tix
- 2 Pithing Needle
$0.36
0.02 tix
- 1 Relic of Progenitus
$5.60
3.96 tix
