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MG Magic: The Gathering · Return to Ravnica #231 R

Pithing Needle

$1.30 0.0% 7d Foil · market price · Sep 2, 2026
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All time−73.4%
Foil · market price
$0.95$2.36$3.77$5.18Feb 8Dec 16Oct 24Sep 2
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Variants

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Foil$1.30$0.65$15.990.0%
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Card details

Number
231
Rarity
R
Type line
Artifact
Flavor text
The fearful want the procedure before a blood festival. The guilty seek it afterward.
Oracle text
As Pithing Needle enters the battlefield, name a card.


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

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