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Pithing Needle

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0.17 Tixes
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3.99
@CardKingdom

5
@TCGplayer

SOK

SLD

M10

RTR

PMID

MID

DBL

2X2

10E

MID

2X2 +

RVR

PRM

MPS

PMID

2X2

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Basic information

Mana Cost
Rarity: Rare
Number: #158
Illustrator: Pete Venters
Edition: Saviors of Kamigawa

Pithing Needle is legal in

Alchemy

Artisan

Brawl

Commander

Duel-Commander

Explorer

Historic

Legacy

Modern

Old-school

Pauper

Pioneer

Premodern

Standard

Timeless

Vintage

Total decks (Last 365 days): 72667
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Combos: 2 combos
Pithing Needle combos
Archetypes using it (Last 365 days): 477
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Versions: This card has 17 different prints

Rules & flavor text

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Activated abilities of sources with the chosen name can't be activated unless they're mana abilities.

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Price

0.17 Tixes
@CardHoarder

3.99
@CardKingdom

5
@TCGplayer

Weekly Play volume (Last 52 weeks)

A value of 100 represents the peak popularity of the card, while a value of 50 means that the card is half as popular during that week.

Latest decks playing Pithing Needle

A list of the most recent MTG decks using Pithing Needle available on MTG decks website.

W/L (24 - 3) 88%	Wizards! By Gdinut	BO3	Arena Ladder (BO3)	22%	24-Apr -2024	$312 ---
Top16 (2 - 2) 50%	deck By Micro	BO3	MTGO Modern Preliminary #12631082	19%	24-Apr -2024	$1219 ---
W/L (17 - 4) 80%	h3 Maghi Sbraghi By Delmo	BO3	Arena Ladder (BO3)	20%	24-Apr -2024	$356 ---
W/L (52 - 12) 81%	Esper Auras By Ninjacobe	BO3	Arena Ladder (BO3)	3%	24-Apr -2024	$491 ---
W/L (4 - 1) 80%	MONO W HOOF By crokeyz	BO3	Arena Ladder (BO3)	Not available	24-Apr -2024	$417 ---
Top8 (2 - 2) 50%	deck By missflood	BO3	MTGO Modern Preliminary #12631078	20%	24-Apr -2024	$1211 ---
Top16 (1 - 3) 25%	deck By missflood	BO3	MTGO Modern Preliminary #12631082	20%	24-Apr -2024	$1211 ---
Top4 (3 - 1) 75%	deck By MadHatter1442	BO3	MTGO Modern Preliminary #12633701	1%	24-Apr -2024	$1066 ---
W/L (6 - 6) 50%	Caldera By SkyBLUEkepl	BO1	Arena Ladder (BO1)	Not available	24-Apr -2024	$236 ---
W/L (27 - 6) 81%	PW Shadow By Chesthair	BO3	Arena Ladder (BO3)	41%	24-Apr -2024	$849 ---
W/L (14 - 13) 51%	EX Angels By ErCondor1886	BO1	Arena Ladder (BO1)	16%	24-Apr -2024	$499 ---
Top16 (1 - 2) 33%	deck By Bedevil	BO3	MTGO Modern Preliminary #12631078	24%	24-Apr -2024	$978 ---
Top16 (2 - 2) 50%	deck By DarkDepthsAniki	BO3	MTGO Legacy Preliminary #12631079	8%	24-Apr -2024	$658 ---
Top8 (3 - 1) 75%	deck By ArchaeusDota	BO3	MTGO Modern Preliminary #12631082	42%	24-Apr -2024	$1147 ---
W/L (8 - 5) 61%	MONO W HOOF By crokeyz	BO3	Arena Ladder (BO3)	Not available	24-Apr -2024	$418 ---
W/L (1 - 2) 33%	Imported Deck (128) By prospektrefuge	BO3	Arena Ladder (BO3)	23%	24-Apr -2024	$693 ---
1st	Smallpox By Donaldson Thoma...	BO3	Legacy event (Sapporo, Japan)	79%	24-Apr -2024	$4337 ---
Other	OTJ Affinity (Satoru... By calebdmtg	BO3	Streamed Deck	28%	24-Apr -2024	$462 ---
Other	Synth Affinity By xjcloud	BO3	Streamed Deck	56%	24-Apr -2024	$1380 ---
Top16 (1 - 3) 25%	deck By empiricism	BO3	MTGO Legacy Preliminary #12631079	5%	24-Apr -2024	$7796 ---

W/L (24 - 3) 88% X BO3	Wizards! By Gdinut Arena Ladder (BO3)	24-Apr SINGULARITY: 22% $312 ---
Top16 (2 - 2) 50% X BO3	deck By Micro MTGO Modern Preliminary #12631082	24-Apr SINGULARITY: 19% $1219 ---
W/L (17 - 4) 80% X BO3	h3 Maghi Sbraghi By Delmo Arena Ladder (BO3)	24-Apr SINGULARITY: 20% $356 ---
W/L (52 - 12) 81% X BO3	Esper Auras By Ninjacobe Arena Ladder (BO3)	24-Apr SINGULARITY: 3% $491 ---
W/L (4 - 1) 80% X BO3	MONO W HOOF By crokeyz Arena Ladder (BO3)	24-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $417 ---
Top8 (2 - 2) 50% X BO3	deck By missflood MTGO Modern Preliminary #12631078	24-Apr SINGULARITY: 20% $1211 ---
Top16 (1 - 3) 25% X BO3	deck By missflood MTGO Modern Preliminary #12631082	24-Apr SINGULARITY: 20% $1211 ---
Top4 (3 - 1) 75% X BO3	deck By MadHatter1442 MTGO Modern Preliminary #12633701	24-Apr SINGULARITY: 1% $1066 ---
W/L (6 - 6) 50% X BO1	Caldera By SkyBLUEkepl Arena Ladder (BO1)	24-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $236 ---
W/L (27 - 6) 81% X BO3	PW Shadow By Chesthair Arena Ladder (BO3)	24-Apr SINGULARITY: 41% $849 ---
W/L (14 - 13) 51% X BO1	EX Angels By ErCondor1886 Arena Ladder (BO1)	24-Apr SINGULARITY: 16% $499 ---
Top16 (1 - 2) 33% X BO3	deck By Bedevil MTGO Modern Preliminary #12631078	24-Apr SINGULARITY: 24% $978 ---
Top16 (2 - 2) 50% X BO3	deck By DarkDepthsAniki MTGO Legacy Preliminary #12631079	24-Apr SINGULARITY: 8% $658 ---
Top8 (3 - 1) 75% X BO3	deck By ArchaeusDota MTGO Modern Preliminary #12631082	24-Apr SINGULARITY: 42% $1147 ---
W/L (8 - 5) 61% X BO3	MONO W HOOF By crokeyz Arena Ladder (BO3)	24-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $418 ---
W/L (1 - 2) 33% X BO3	Imported Deck (128) By prospektrefuge Arena Ladder (BO3)	24-Apr SINGULARITY: 23% $693 ---
1st X BO3	Smallpox By Donaldson Thoma... Legacy event (Sapporo, Japan)	24-Apr SINGULARITY: 79% $4337 ---
Other X BO3	OTJ Affinity (Satoru... By calebdmtg Streamed Deck	24-Apr SINGULARITY: 28% $462 ---
Other X BO3	Synth Affinity By xjcloud Streamed Deck	24-Apr SINGULARITY: 56% $1380 ---
Top16 (1 - 3) 25% X BO3	deck By empiricism MTGO Legacy Preliminary #12631079	24-Apr SINGULARITY: 5% $7796 ---

Recent archetypes playing Pithing Needle

A list of archetypes playing Pithing Needle by format in the last 90 days according to our MTG decks database.

Modern archetypes playing Pithing Needle

Name	Decks	Price
Modern Mono Green Tron	976	$730 $288
Modern Rakdos Evoke	395	$1139 $373
Modern Hardened Scales	357	$969 $272
Modern Hammer Time	357	$764 $159
Modern Mono Black Scam	335	$999 $375
Modern Jund Saga	161	$1200 $371
Modern Inti's Cookbook	150	$711 $238
Modern Esper Reanimator	103	$1017 $313
Modern Thopter Control	94	$960 $305
Modern 4 Color Omnath	87	$1265 $467

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Vintage archetypes playing Pithing Needle

Name	Decks	Price
Vintage Workshop	446	$21046 $430
Vintage Dimir Bowmasters	354	$15558 $503
Vintage Paradoxical Outcome	188	$13877 $412
Vintage UW Control	131	$12313 $370
Vintage Tinker	101	$14273 $400
Vintage BUG	43	$10493 $371
Vintage Doomsday	28	$12358 $367
Vintage Grixis Breach	15	$12892 $401
Vintage Hollow Vine	9	$14770 $210
Vintage Merfolks	9	$20404 $402

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Legacy archetypes playing Pithing Needle

Name	Decks	Price
Legacy Lands.dec	363	$7430 $280
Legacy Painter Grindstone	259	$1291 $312
Legacy 8-Cast	203	$1366 $351
Legacy 12 Post	85	$2445 $287
Legacy Cephalid Breakfast	65	$1910 $300
Legacy Dark Depths	45	$1281 $159
Legacy Mono Black Helm	37	$1579 $497
Legacy Death & Taxes	33	$866 $223
Legacy Goblin Welder	26	$1553 $421
Legacy Mono Black Evoke	26	$1098 $391

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Pioneer archetypes playing Pithing Needle

Name	Decks	Price
Pioneer Mono Black	167	$495 $139
Pioneer Azorius Control	36	$256 $56
Pioneer Rakdos Midrange	14	$517 $152
Pioneer Red Deck Wins	14	$134 $50
Pioneer Green Devotion	11	$471 $91
Pioneer Angels	11	$371 $60
Pioneer Ensoul Artifacts	8	$219 $75
Pioneer Gruul Bard Class	8	$420 $69
Pioneer Golgari Midrange	6	$528 $98
Pioneer Lotus Field Combo	6	$387 $79

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Timeless archetypes playing Pithing Needle

Name	Decks	Price
Timeless UBx Death's Shadow	33	$723 $219
Timeless 4 Color Uro	20	$1080 $297
Timeless Jund Midrange	12	$881 $285
Timeless Zoo	11	$791 $257
Timeless Mono Black	10	$871 $286
Timeless Rakdos Breach Storm	8	$781 $257
Timeless Rakdos Burn	7	$530 $190
Timeless Izzet Phoenix	7	$419 $162
Timeless Jeskai Surveil	7	$424 $143
Timeless Dimir Control	6	$614 $195

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Historic archetypes playing Pithing Needle

Name	Decks	Price
Historic Mono Green Devotion	31	$412 $68
Historic Izzet Wizards	23	$261 $84
Historic Jeskai Control	13	$313 $48
Historic Esper Auras	9	$492 $83
Historic Bant Hammer	7	$588 $103
Historic Rakdos Vampires	6	$595 $220
Historic Phoenix Red	4	$108 $42
Historic Ninjas	4	$277 $58
Historic Golgari Vampires	3	$589 $221
Historic Mardu Reanimator	3	$442 $105

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Standard archetypes playing Pithing Needle

Name	Decks	Price
Standard Mono Black	21	$544 $135
Standard Dimir Crime	18	$430 $114
Standard Domain Alara	7	$390 $75
Standard Worldsoul's Ramp	6	$266 $36
Standard Azorius Control	5	$319 $107
Standard Dimir Reanimator	5	$287 $93
Standard Mono Blue Tempo	4	$66 $11
Standard Izzet Artifacts	4	$357 $89
Standard Red Deck Wins	3	$119 $19
Standard Jund Midrange	3	$344 $48

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Explorer archetypes playing Pithing Needle

Name	Decks	Price
Explorer Rakdos Vampires	9	$764 $249
Explorer Mono Green	7	$506 $73
Explorer 4 Color Omnath	7	$402 $105
Explorer Angels	6	$456 $52
Explorer Gruul Vehicles	5	$263 $51
Explorer Mono Black Discard	4	$472 $117
Explorer Gruul Midrange	2	$459 $89
Explorer Azorius Control	2	$310 $77
Explorer Red Deck Wins	2	$76 $35
Explorer Dimir Control	1	$324 $92

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Classic-Legacy archetypes playing Pithing Needle

Name	Decks	Price
Classic-Legacy Countertop	2	$2722 $217
Classic-Legacy Tezzeret Control	1	$4518 $242
Classic-Legacy Tin Fins	1	$3568 $149
Classic-Legacy Canadian Threshold	1	$2308 $305

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

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Pithing Needle quick FAQ

How many decks 🔢 are playing Pithing Needle?

Pithing Needle has been played in more than 20 decks in the last year. Get the decklists and prices in our site ☝️

What is 📊 MTG Pithing Needle current price?

The current price is:

Cardhoarder: 📊 0.17 tixes
Tcgplayer: 📊 $5
Cardkingdom: 📊 $3.99

Get the decklists and historic pricing charts in our site ☝️

In which formats is Pithing Needle played?

It is currently being played in the last year in Modern, Vintage, Legacy, Pioneer, Timeless, Historic, Standard, Explorer, and Classic-Legacy Get the decklists and prices our site ☝️

Which decks in the current MTG metagame are playing Pithing Needle?

The top 3 archetypes using Pithing Needle are:

Modern Mono Green Tron
Modern Rakdos Evoke
Modern Hardened Scales
Vintage Workshop
Vintage Dimir Bowmasters
Vintage Paradoxical Outcome
Legacy Lands.dec
Legacy Painter Grindstone
Legacy 8-Cast
Pioneer Mono Black
Pioneer Azorius Control
Pioneer Rakdos Midrange
Timeless UBx Death's Shadow
Timeless 4 Color Uro
Timeless Jund Midrange
Historic Mono Green Devotion
Historic Izzet Wizards
Historic Jeskai Control
Standard Mono Black
Standard Dimir Crime
Standard Domain Alara
Explorer Rakdos Vampires
Explorer Mono Green
Explorer 4 Color Omnath
Classic-Legacy Countertop
Classic-Legacy Tezzeret Control
Classic-Legacy Tin Fins

Get all the archetypes and decklists in our site ☝️

Pithing Needle in the current metagame

Pithing Needle has been played in more than 72667 decks in the last year and is a key card in more than 2 combos (you can check them in the Pithing Needle combos section). It is currently being played in Modern, Vintage, Legacy, Pioneer, Timeless, Historic, Standard, Explorer, and Classic-Legacy, mainly in the following archetypes: Mono Green Tron, Rakdos Evoke, and Hardened Scales in Modern. Workshop, Dimir Bowmasters, and Paradoxical Outcome in Vintage. Lands.dec, Painter Grindstone, and 8-Cast in Legacy. Mono Black, Azorius Control, and Rakdos Midrange in Pioneer. UBx Death's Shadow, 4 Color Uro, and Jund Midrange in Timeless. Mono Green Devotion, Izzet Wizards, and Jeskai Control in Historic. Mono Black, Dimir Crime, and Domain Alara in Standard. Rakdos Vampires, Mono Green, and 4 Color Omnath in Explorer. Countertop, Tezzeret Control, and Tin Fins in Classic-Legacy.

Last update: 2024-04-24