Pithing Needle {1}
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.
Prints (79)
| Set | # | Rarity | Finishes | USD | Foil USD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravnica Remastered (RVR) | 463 | rare | nonfoil, foil | $1.50 | $1.39 |
| Ravnica Remastered (RVR) | 463 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Ravnica Remastered (RVR) | 463 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) | 102335 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Double Masters 2022 (2X2) | 312 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Double Masters 2022 (2X2) | 312 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Double Masters 2022 (2X2) | 397 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Double Masters 2022 (2X2) | 397 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Double Masters 2022 (2X2) | 564 | rare | etched | — | — |
| Double Masters 2022 (2X2) | 564 | rare | etched | — | — |
| Double Masters 2022 (2X2) | 397 | rare | nonfoil, foil | $1.25 | $1.72 |
| Double Masters 2022 (2X2) | 564 | rare | etched | — | — |
| Double Masters 2022 (2X2) | 312 | rare | nonfoil, foil | $0.59 | $0.47 |
| Double Masters 2022 (2X2) | 312 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Double Masters 2022 (2X2) | 312 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Double Masters 2022 (2X2) | 397 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Double Masters 2022 (2X2) | 397 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Double Masters 2022 (2X2) | 564 | rare | etched | — | — |
| Double Masters 2022 (2X2) | 564 | rare | etched | — | — |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) | 94084 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Innistrad: Double Feature (DBL) | 257 | rare | nonfoil, foil | $0.78 | $4.84 |
| Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) | 257 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) | 378 | rare | nonfoil, foil | $0.44 | $0.61 |
| Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) | 378 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) | 378 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) | 378 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) | 257 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Promos (PMID) | 257s | rare | foil | — | $1.65 |
| Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) | 257 | rare | nonfoil, foil | $0.43 | $0.51 |
| Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) | 257 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) | 257 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Promos (PMID) | 257p | rare | nonfoil, foil | $0.42 | $0.90 |
| Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) | 257 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) | 257 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) | 257 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) | 257 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) | 378 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) | 378 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) | 257 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) | 257 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) | 44 | rare | nonfoil | $3.23 | — |
| Kaladesh Inventions (MPS) | 44 | special | foil | — | $76.28 |
| Return to Ravnica (RTR) | 231 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Return to Ravnica (RTR) | 231 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Return to Ravnica (RTR) | 231 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Return to Ravnica (RTR) | 231 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Return to Ravnica (RTR) | 231 | rare | nonfoil, foil | $0.43 | $1.38 |
| Return to Ravnica (RTR) | 231 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Return to Ravnica (RTR) | 231 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Return to Ravnica (RTR) | 231 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Return to Ravnica (RTR) | 231 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Return to Ravnica (RTR) | 231 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Return to Ravnica (RTR) | 231 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Magic 2010 (M10) | 217 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Magic 2010 (M10) | 217 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Magic 2010 (M10) | 217 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Magic 2010 (M10) | 217 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Magic 2010 (M10) | 217 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Magic 2010 (M10) | 217 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Magic 2010 (M10) | 217 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Magic 2010 (M10) | 217 | rare | nonfoil, foil | $0.63 | $4.36 |
| Magic 2010 (M10) | 217 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Tenth Edition (10E) | 338 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Tenth Edition (10E) | 338 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Tenth Edition (10E) | 338 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Tenth Edition (10E) | 338 | rare | nonfoil, foil | $1.15 | $8.00 |
| Tenth Edition (10E) | 338 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Tenth Edition (10E) | 338 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Tenth Edition (10E) | 338 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Tenth Edition (10E) | 338 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Tenth Edition (10E) | 338 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Saviors of Kamigawa (SOK) | 158 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Saviors of Kamigawa (SOK) | 158 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Saviors of Kamigawa (SOK) | 158 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Saviors of Kamigawa (SOK) | 158 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Saviors of Kamigawa (SOK) | 158 | rare | nonfoil, foil | $4.16 | $28.21 |
| Saviors of Kamigawa (SOK) | 158 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Saviors of Kamigawa (SOK) | 158 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Saviors of Kamigawa (SOK) | 158 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
Rulings
- 2012-10-01 Activated abilities include a colon and are written in the form "[cost]: [effect]." Triggered abilities and static abilities of the named card work normally.
- 2009-10-01 Once Pithing Needle has left the battlefield, activated abilities of sources with the chosen name can be activated again.
- 2005-06-01 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.
- 2005-06-01 You 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.
- 2005-06-01 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.