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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): 72638
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Combos: 2 combos
Pithing Needle combos
Archetypes using it (Last 365 days): 478
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Versions: This card has 17 different prints

Rules & flavor text

As Pithing Needle enters the battlefield, choose a card name.
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 (47 - 12) 79%	Esper Auras By Ninjacobe	BO3	Arena Ladder (BO3)	3%	23-Apr -2024	$491 ---
Top16 (2 - 2) 50%	deck By mattn	BO3	MTGO Pioneer Preliminary #12631066	16%	23-Apr -2024	$642 ---
W/L (4 - 0) 100%	新しいデッキ (11... By あかにい...	BO3	Arena Ladder (BO3)	38%	23-Apr -2024	$389 ---
Top16 (2 - 2) 50%	deck By _Stream	BO3	MTGO Modern Preliminary #12631065	19%	23-Apr -2024	$1183 ---
W/L (35 - 7) 83%	新しいデッキ (11... By あかにい...	BO3	Arena Ladder (BO3)	67%	23-Apr -2024	$645 ---
Other	Oswald By 2Clo		Social media	Not available	23-Apr -2024	$681 ---
W/L (8 - 0) 100%	Got a knee By あかにい...	BO3	Arena Ladder (BO3)	28%	23-Apr -2024	$1112 ---
Top32 (1 - 3) 25%	deck By Pancham	BO3	MTGO Modern Preliminary #12631065	25%	23-Apr -2024	$1267 ---
2nd (3 - 1) 75%	deck By mei0024	BO3	MTGO Modern Preliminary #12631065	2%	23-Apr -2024	$708 ---
W/L (4 - 2) 66%	Imported Deck (24) By TyrantofTales	BO3	Arena Ladder (BO3)	61%	23-Apr -2024	$566 ---
Top16 (2 - 2) 50%	deck By perret	BO3	MTGO Modern Preliminary #12631065	20%	23-Apr -2024	$1132 ---
Top32 (0 - 3) 0%	deck By Patxi	BO3	MTGO Modern Preliminary #12631065	8%	23-Apr -2024	$729 ---
Top4 (3 - 1) 75%	deck By Uegjo	BO3	MTGO Modern Preliminary #12631065	7%	23-Apr -2024	$1056 ---
W/L (12 - 2) 85%	Imported Deck (70) By Omrithopter	BO3	Arena Ladder (BO3)	100%	23-Apr -2024	$825 ---
W/L (6 - 5) 54%	Shadow 'em out By Chesthair	BO3	Arena Ladder (BO3)	39%	23-Apr -2024	$748 ---
W/L (11 - 5) 68%	Shadow 'em out By Chesthair	BO3	Arena Ladder (BO3)	26%	23-Apr -2024	$780 ---
Top64 (0 - 1) 0%	deck By Ale_Mtg	BO3	MTGO Modern Challenge 32 #12631049	14%	22-Apr -2024	$1136 ---
W/L (32 - 5) 86%	Esper Auras By Ninjacobe	BO3	Arena Ladder (BO3)	3%	22-Apr -2024	$491 ---
Top32 (2 - 4) 33%	deck By wambocombo2020	BO3	MTGO Modern Challenge 32 #12631049	22%	22-Apr -2024	$796 ---
Top16 (4 - 2) 66%	deck By lilianna1989	BO3	MTGO Modern Challenge 32 #12631049	22%	22-Apr -2024	$984 ---

W/L (47 - 12) 79% X BO3	Esper Auras By Ninjacobe Arena Ladder (BO3)	23-Apr SINGULARITY: 3% $491 ---
Top16 (2 - 2) 50% X BO3	deck By mattn MTGO Pioneer Preliminary #12631066	23-Apr SINGULARITY: 16% $642 ---
W/L (4 - 0) 100% X BO3	新しいデッキ (11... By あかにい... Arena Ladder (BO3)	23-Apr SINGULARITY: 38% $389 ---
Top16 (2 - 2) 50% X BO3	deck By _Stream MTGO Modern Preliminary #12631065	23-Apr SINGULARITY: 19% $1183 ---
W/L (35 - 7) 83% X BO3	新しいデッキ (11... By あかにい... Arena Ladder (BO3)	23-Apr SINGULARITY: 67% $645 ---
Other X	Oswald By 2Clo Social media	23-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $681 ---
W/L (8 - 0) 100% X BO3	Got a knee By あかにい... Arena Ladder (BO3)	23-Apr SINGULARITY: 28% $1112 ---
Top32 (1 - 3) 25% X BO3	deck By Pancham MTGO Modern Preliminary #12631065	23-Apr SINGULARITY: 25% $1267 ---
2nd (3 - 1) 75% X BO3	deck By mei0024 MTGO Modern Preliminary #12631065	23-Apr SINGULARITY: 2% $708 ---
W/L (4 - 2) 66% X BO3	Imported Deck (24) By TyrantofTales Arena Ladder (BO3)	23-Apr SINGULARITY: 61% $566 ---
Top16 (2 - 2) 50% X BO3	deck By perret MTGO Modern Preliminary #12631065	23-Apr SINGULARITY: 20% $1132 ---
Top32 (0 - 3) 0% X BO3	deck By Patxi MTGO Modern Preliminary #12631065	23-Apr SINGULARITY: 8% $729 ---
Top4 (3 - 1) 75% X BO3	deck By Uegjo MTGO Modern Preliminary #12631065	23-Apr SINGULARITY: 7% $1056 ---
W/L (12 - 2) 85% X BO3	Imported Deck (70) By Omrithopter Arena Ladder (BO3)	23-Apr SINGULARITY: 100% $825 ---
W/L (6 - 5) 54% X BO3	Shadow 'em out By Chesthair Arena Ladder (BO3)	23-Apr SINGULARITY: 39% $748 ---
W/L (11 - 5) 68% X BO3	Shadow 'em out By Chesthair Arena Ladder (BO3)	23-Apr SINGULARITY: 26% $780 ---
Top64 (0 - 1) 0% X BO3	deck By Ale_Mtg MTGO Modern Challenge 32 #12631049	22-Apr SINGULARITY: 14% $1136 ---
W/L (32 - 5) 86% X BO3	Esper Auras By Ninjacobe Arena Ladder (BO3)	22-Apr SINGULARITY: 3% $491 ---
Top32 (2 - 4) 33% X BO3	deck By wambocombo2020 MTGO Modern Challenge 32 #12631049	22-Apr SINGULARITY: 22% $796 ---
Top16 (4 - 2) 66% X BO3	deck By lilianna1989 MTGO Modern Challenge 32 #12631049	22-Apr SINGULARITY: 22% $984 ---

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	982	$742 $289
Modern Rakdos Evoke	388	$1148 $376
Modern Hardened Scales	366	$989 $270
Modern Hammer Time	360	$770 $152
Modern Mono Black Scam	328	$1013 $376
Modern Jund Saga	163	$1203 $361
Modern Inti's Cookbook	151	$716 $228
Modern Esper Reanimator	104	$1027 $319
Modern Thopter Control	99	$976 $304
Modern Mono Black Coffers	88	$1042 $335

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Vintage archetypes playing Pithing Needle

Name	Decks	Price
Vintage Workshop	449	$21021 $424
Vintage Dimir Bowmasters	357	$15435 $494
Vintage Paradoxical Outcome	188	$13786 $409
Vintage UW Control	136	$12188 $366
Vintage Tinker	100	$14173 $399
Vintage BUG	43	$10435 $372
Vintage Doomsday	29	$12273 $369
Vintage Grixis Breach	16	$12731 $403
Vintage Hollow Vine	9	$14765 $214
Vintage Merfolks	9	$20172 $391

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Legacy archetypes playing Pithing Needle

Name	Decks	Price
Legacy Lands.dec	371	$7420 $277
Legacy Painter Grindstone	262	$1332 $309
Legacy 8-Cast	205	$1384 $344
Legacy 12 Post	84	$2412 $296
Legacy Cephalid Breakfast	65	$1916 $300
Legacy Dark Depths	44	$1304 $164
Legacy Mono Black Helm	37	$1624 $493
Legacy Death & Taxes	32	$874 $213
Legacy Goblin Welder	27	$1622 $417
Legacy Mono Black Evoke	26	$1155 $394

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Pioneer archetypes playing Pithing Needle

Name	Decks	Price
Pioneer Mono Black	171	$495 $140
Pioneer Azorius Control	36	$257 $57
Pioneer Rakdos Midrange	14	$517 $152
Pioneer Red Deck Wins	12	$124 $38
Pioneer Green Devotion	11	$472 $91
Pioneer Angels	11	$374 $64
Pioneer Dimir Rogues	8	$511 $119
Pioneer Ensoul Artifacts	8	$219 $74
Pioneer Gruul Bard Class	8	$423 $70
Pioneer Lotus Field Combo	7	$388 $84

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Timeless archetypes playing Pithing Needle

Name	Decks	Price
Timeless UBx Death's Shadow	32	$732 $215
Timeless 4 Color Uro	20	$1088 $298
Timeless Jund Midrange	13	$875 $270
Timeless Zoo	12	$790 $251
Timeless Mono Black	11	$881 $287
Timeless Rakdos Breach Storm	8	$784 $248
Timeless Rakdos Burn	7	$529 $183
Timeless Izzet Phoenix	7	$422 $165
Timeless Jeskai Surveil	7	$430 $144
Timeless Dimir Control	6	$618 $191

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Historic archetypes playing Pithing Needle

Name	Decks	Price
Historic Mono Green Devotion	31	$412 $69
Historic Izzet Wizards	22	$257 $80
Historic Jeskai Control	13	$313 $48
Historic Esper Auras	9	$492 $81
Historic Bant Hammer	6	$589 $114
Historic Rakdos Vampires	6	$593 $230
Historic Phoenix Red	4	$109 $37
Historic Ninjas	4	$278 $64
Historic Golgari Vampires	3	$590 $231
Historic Mardu Reanimator	3	$442 $108

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Standard archetypes playing Pithing Needle

Name	Decks	Price
Standard Mono Black	21	$544 $134
Standard Dimir Crime	19	$428 $115
Standard Domain Alara	7	$389 $75
Standard Worldsoul's Ramp	6	$267 $36
Standard Azorius Control	5	$319 $106
Standard Dimir Reanimator	5	$289 $93
Standard Mono Blue Tempo	4	$66 $11
Standard Izzet Artifacts	4	$350 $90
Standard Red Deck Wins	3	$119 $18
Standard Jund Midrange	3	$345 $48

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Explorer archetypes playing Pithing Needle

Name	Decks	Price
Explorer Rakdos Vampires	9	$763 $262
Explorer Mono Green	7	$505 $74
Explorer 4 Color Omnath	7	$401 $104
Explorer Angels	6	$460 $55
Explorer Gruul Vehicles	5	$264 $50
Explorer Mono Black Discard	4	$473 $118
Explorer Gruul Midrange	2	$459 $90
Explorer Azorius Control	2	$310 $77
Explorer Red Deck Wins	2	$75 $23
Explorer Dimir Control	1	$324 $92

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Classic-Legacy archetypes playing Pithing Needle

Name	Decks	Price
Classic-Legacy Countertop	2	$2728 $221
Classic-Legacy Tezzeret Control	1	$4559 $244
Classic-Legacy Tin Fins	1	$3576 $149
Classic-Legacy Canadian Threshold	1	$2310 $307

(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 72638 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: 2024-04-22