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Pithing Needle
PMID · Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Promos #257p · Rare · released 2021-09-24
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Artifact
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.
Occasionally a skaab remembers too much of its former life. Luckily, there's an easy cure.
Pithing Needle is a rare artifact from Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Promos (2021). It has been printed 17 times across 12 sets, from 2005 to 2024. Recent market prices range from $0.43 to $86.14 depending on printing and finish. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Oathbreaker, Historic and Penny Dreadful.
USD$0.43
USD Foil$1.51
Format legality
Where you can play Pithing Needle in sanctioned and popular formats.
StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
HistoricLegal
BrawlBanned
Penny DreadfulLegal
All printings (17)
Prices range from $0.43 to $86.14 across finishes. Cheapest printing: Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Promos at $0.43.
| Set | No. | Rarity | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saviors of Kamigawa | 158 | Rare | $4.22 | $49.00 |
| Tenth Edition | 338 | Rare | $1.37 | $8.78 |
| Magic 2010 | 217 | Rare | $0.55 | $5.43 |
| Return to Ravnica | 231 | Rare | $0.62 | $1.29 |
| Kaladesh Inventions | 44 | Special | — | $86.14 |
| Secret Lair Drop | 44 | Rare | $3.54 | — |
| Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Promos | 257s | Rare | — | $1.84 |
| Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Promos This page | 257p | Rare | $0.43 | $1.51 |
| Innistrad: Midnight Hunt | 378 | Rare | $0.53 | $0.61 |
| Innistrad: Midnight Hunt | 257 | Rare | $0.43 | $0.62 |
| Innistrad: Double Feature | 257 | Rare | $0.85 | $4.87 |
| Magic Online Promos | 94084 | Rare | — | — |
| Double Masters 2022 | 564 | Rare | — | — |
| Double Masters 2022 | 397 | Rare | $1.35 | $2.29 |
| Double Masters 2022 | 312 | Rare | $0.49 | $0.50 |
| Magic Online Promos | 102335 | Rare | — | — |
| Ravnica Remastered | 463 | Rare | $1.89 | $1.76 |
More from Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Promos
Rulings
Official rulings from Wizards of the Coast (5).
- 2012-10-01Activated abilities include a colon and are written in the form "[cost]: [effect]." Triggered abilities and static abilities of the named card work normally.
- 2009-10-01Once Pithing Needle has left the battlefield, activated abilities of sources with the chosen name can be activated again.
- 2005-06-01You can name any card, even if that card doesn't normally have an activated ability. You can't name a token unless that token has the same name as a card.
- 2005-06-01Pithing Needle affects cards regardless of what zone they're in. This includes cards in hand, cards in the graveyard, and exiled cards. For example, a player can't cycle Eternal Dragon or return an Eternal Dragon from their graveyard to hand if Pithing Needle naming Eternal Dragon is on the battlefield.
- 2005-06-01If you name a card that has both a mana ability and another activated ability, the mana ability can be activated but the other ability can't be activated.
Frequently asked questions
Is Pithing Needle legal in Commander?
Yes — Pithing Needle is legal in Commander (EDH).
What formats is Pithing Needle legal in?
Pithing Needle is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Oathbreaker, Historic and Penny Dreadful.
How many times has Pithing Needle been printed?
Pithing Needle has been printed 17 times across 12 sets, from 2005 to 2024.
What is the cheapest printing of Pithing Needle?
The cheapest printing is Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Promos (#257p) at about $0.43.
Who illustrated Pithing Needle?
This printing of Pithing Needle was illustrated by Ovidio Cartagena.