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Scalding Tongs

MTG Scalding Tongs details and prices

0.24 Tixes
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0.79
@CardKingdom

0.5
@TCGplayer

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Basic information

Mana Cost
Rarity: Rare
Number: #307
Illustrator: Randy Gallegos
Edition: Tempest

Scalding Tongs 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): 22
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Archetypes using it (Last 365 days): 3
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Versions: This card has 1 different prints

Rules & flavor text

At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have three or fewer cards in hand, this artifact deals 1 damage to target opponent or planeswalker.
"This has nothing to do with what you know and everything to do with what I wish." —Volrath

Related Tags

Artifact Historic

Price

0.24 Tixes
@CardHoarder

0.79
@CardKingdom

0.5
@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 Scalding Tongs

A list of the most recent MTG decks using Scalding Tongs available on MTG decks website.

Top128 (3 - 4) 42%	Deck By Nicola Baldi	BO3	Coppa Etrusca 2026	41% spiciness	17-May -2026	$179 ---
Top16 (2 - 2) 50%	Clerics By Edoardo Menghin...	BO3	Lega Premodern Milano - Season 3 / 4	12% spiciness	24-Apr -2026	$351 ---
Top16	Mono Black Control By Hugo Beltrán	BO3	I Open de la Chusta	Not available spiciness	12-Apr -2026	$248 ---
Top16	Mono Black Control By Manuel Ordóñez...	BO3	I Open de la Chusta	44% spiciness	12-Apr -2026	$120 ---
Top16 (4 - 2) 66%	deck By peteypablo	BO3	MTGO Premodern Challenge 32 #12836773	29% spiciness	28-Mar -2026	$277 ---

Top128 (3 - 4) 42% X BO3	Deck By Nicola Baldi Coppa Etrusca 2026	17-May 41% spiciness $179 ---
Top16 (2 - 2) 50% X BO3	Clerics By Edoardo Menghin... Lega Premodern Milano - Season 3 / 4	24-Apr 12% spiciness $351 ---
Top16 X BO3	Mono Black Control By Hugo Beltrán I Open de la Chusta	12-Apr Not available spiciness $248 ---
Top16 X BO3	Mono Black Control By Manuel Ordóñez... I Open de la Chusta	12-Apr 44% spiciness $120 ---
Top16 (4 - 2) 66% X BO3	deck By peteypablo MTGO Premodern Challenge 32 #12836773	28-Mar 29% spiciness $277 ---

Recent archetypes playing Scalding Tongs

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

Premodern

Premodern archetypes playing Scalding Tongs

Name	Decks	Price
Premodern Burn	2	$228 $92
Premodern Pit Rack	1	$120 $62
Premodern Clerics	1	$351 $146

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

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Scalding Tongs quick FAQ

How many decks 🔢 are playing Scalding Tongs?

Scalding Tongs has been played in more than 5 decks in the last year. Get the decklists and prices in our site ☝️

What is 📊 MTG Scalding Tongs current price?

The current price is:

Cardhoarder: 📊 0.24 tixes
Tcgplayer: 📊 $0.5
Cardkingdom: 📊 $0.79

Get the decklists and historic pricing charts in our site ☝️

In which formats is Scalding Tongs played?

It is currently being played in Premodern Get the decklists and prices our site ☝️

Which decks in the current MTG metagame are playing Scalding Tongs?

The top 3 archetypes using Scalding Tongs are:

Premodern Burn
Premodern Pit Rack
Premodern Clerics

Get all the archetypes and decklists in our site ☝️

Scalding Tongs in the current metagame

Scalding Tongs has been played in more than 22 decks in the last year . It is currently being played in Premodern , mainly in the following archetypes: Burn, Pit Rack, and Clerics in Premodern.

Last update: 2026-06-03