MID #257
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Pithing Needle
Artifact
TCGplayer market · MID #257 nonfoil
$0.40 0.0% $0.00, 7 days
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- 30 days
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- #6,535 Up 3 in 30 days
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Pithing Needle Price Summary
The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $0.40, flat over 7 days, down 7.0% over 30 days, up 2.6% over 90 days.
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Pithing Needle in Sealed Products
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Pithing Needle Printings & Prices
Pithing Needle has 15 tracked printings across 11 sets, in nonfoil, foil and etched finishes, including alt art, borderless, inverted, promo pack, prerelease and extended art treatments.
PMID #257p
2X2 #312
MID #378
RTR #231
M10 #217
DBL #257
10E #338
2X2 #397
RVR #463
PMID #257s
2X2 #564
SLD #44
SOK #158
MPS #44
Sell Pithing Needle: Buylist Offers
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Market | Spread to market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Card Kingdom | MPS #44 | Foil | |||
| CoolStuffInc | MPS #44 | Foil | |||
| CoolStuffInc | SOK #158 | Foil | |||
| Card Kingdom | SOK #158 | Foil | |||
| CoolStuffInc | 10E #338 | Foil | |||
| CoolStuffInc | MID #257 | Foil | |||
| Card Kingdom | 10E #338 | Foil | |||
| Card Kingdom | SOK #158 | Nonfoil | |||
| CoolStuffInc | SOK #158 | Nonfoil | |||
| Card Kingdom | M10 #217 | Foil |
Pithing Needle Rules Text & Legality
Pithing Needle
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.
The fearful want the procedure before a blood festival. The guilty seek it afterward.
Pithing Needle is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard and Pauper.
- CommanderLegal
- Competitive BrawlLegal
- Duel CommanderLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- PioneerLegal
- PreDHLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
- BrawlBanned
- AlchemyNot legal
- Future StandardNot legal
- Old SchoolNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- Pauper CommanderNot legal
- PremodernNot legal
- StandardNot legal
- Standard BrawlNot legal
Pithing Needle Rulings
- Oct 1, 2012
Activated abilities include a colon and are written in the form "[cost]: [effect]." Triggered abilities and static abilities of the named card work normally.
- Oct 1, 2009
Once Pithing Needle has left the battlefield, activated abilities of sources with the chosen name can be activated again.
- Jun 1, 2005
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.
- Jun 1, 2005
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.
- Jun 1, 2005
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.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
Pithing Needle has been reprinted 26 times.
- Sep 24, 2021Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Promos · Prerelease, foilPMID #257s
- Jan 28, 2022Innistrad: Double Feature · InvertedDBL #257
- Jan 28, 2022Innistrad: Double Feature · Inverted, foilDBL #257
- Jul 8, 2022Double Masters 20222X2 #312
- Jul 8, 2022Double Masters 2022 · foil2X2 #312
- Jul 8, 2022Double Masters 2022 · Inverted, etched2X2 #564
- Jul 8, 2022Double Masters 2022 · Borderless2X2 #397
- Jul 8, 2022Double Masters 2022 · Borderless, foil2X2 #397
- Jan 12, 2024Ravnica Remastered · Alt Art, foilRVR #463
- Jan 12, 2024Ravnica Remastered · Alt ArtRVR #463
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Pithing Needle in Commander
Pithing Needle is the #6,535 most-played card on EDHREC, up 3 places over the last 30 days.
#6,535
EDHREC rank
across all Commander decks Up 3 in 30 days
across all Commander decks Up 3 in 30 days
Pithing Needle FAQ
How much is Pithing Needle worth?
Pithing Needle is worth about $0.40 for its cheapest playable printing as of Nov 8, 2026.
Is Pithing Needle legal in Commander?
Yes. Pithing Needle is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Pioneer, Modern and Legacy.
Has Pithing Needle been reprinted?
Yes. Pithing Needle has been reprinted 26 times, with 15 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Pithing Needle cheap?
Pithing Needle trades at about $0.40; 26 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#6,535 on EDHREC).
Where is Pithing Needle banned?
Pithing Needle is banned in Brawl.