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Pithing Needle
ARTIFACT Rare
Innistrad: Midnight Hunt EDHREC #6,489
$0.43
+0.0%
7 days
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Pithing Needle Price Summary
Pithing Needle's current headline price is $0.43.
Pithing Needle Printings & Prices
15 printings
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.
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Sell Pithing Needle: Buylist Offers
10 offers
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Retail | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Card Kingdom | MPS #44 | Foil | — | — | — |
| CoolStuffInc | MPS #44 | Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | SOK #158 | Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | 10E #338 | Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | SLD #44 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
| CoolStuffInc | MID #257 | Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | DBL #257 | Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | SOK #158 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | 2X2 #397 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
| CoolStuffInc | SOK #158 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
Pithing Needle Rules Text & Legality
View on Scryfall ↗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.
standard
Not legal
pioneer
Legal
modern
Legal
legacy
Legal
commander
Legal
pauper
Not legal
Pithing Needle Rulings
5 most recent
- 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
26 printings
Pithing Needle has been reprinted 26 times.
| Set | Date | Rarity | Treatment | 30 days | 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RVR #463 | 2024-01-12 | Rare | Alt Art | — | — |
| RVR #463 | 2024-01-12 | Rare | Alt Art | — | — |
| 2X2 #397 | 2022-07-08 | Rare | Borderless | — | — |
| 2X2 #397 | 2022-07-08 | Rare | Borderless | — | — |
| 2X2 #564 | 2022-07-08 | Rare | Inverted | — | — |
| 2X2 #312 | 2022-07-08 | Rare | Standard | — | — |
| 2X2 #312 | 2022-07-08 | Rare | Standard | — | — |
| DBL #257 | 2022-01-28 | Rare | Inverted | — | — |
| DBL #257 | 2022-01-28 | Rare | Inverted | — | — |
| PMID #257s | 2021-09-24 | Rare | Prerelease | — | — |
RVR #463 
2X2 #397 
DBL #257 
PMID #257s Showing the 10 most recent of 26 printings.
Pithing Needle in Commander
Pithing Needle is the #6,489 most-played card on EDHREC, down 75 places over the last 30 days.
Pithing Needle FAQ
How much is Pithing Needle worth?
Pithing Needle is worth about $0.43 for its cheapest playable printing as of Sep 22, 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 $0.43 — 26 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#6,489 on EDHREC).