Pithing Needle

set	min	mtgo
-	0.79	0.02 tix

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Name	Pithing Needle
Type	Artifact
Description	As Pithing Needle enters the battlefield, choose a card name. Activated abilities of sources with the chosen name can't be activated unless they're mana abilities.
Flavor	Occasionally a skaab remembers too much of its former life. Luckily, there's an easy cure.
Artist	Anthony Palumbo
Set	Ravnica Remastered #463
Wallpaper	download
Image	download

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About Pithing Needle

Pithing Needle, Artifact, designed by Pete Venters first released in Jun, 2005 in the set Saviors of Kamigawa and was printed exactly in 17 different ways. It see play in 1 formats: Commander. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of 0.79.

Pithing Needle is a versatile sideboard card that can be beneficial for decks facing specific threats from activated abilities. It is particularly useful against decks reliant on key activated abilities, such as planeswalkers or combo pieces. While Pithing Needle is a solid option, some decks may prefer Sorcerous Spyglass for its ability to also shut down triggered abilities and provide card advantage. Ultimately, the decision to include Pithing Needle in a deck depends on the specific metagame and the deck's overall strategy.

Rules

10/01/12

Activated abilities include a colon and are written in the form “[cost]: [effect].” Triggered abilities and static abilities of the named card work normally.

06/01/05

If 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.

06/01/05

Pithing 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.

Where to buy

TCG Player	144 uni.	0.79	Visit store
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