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Pithing Needle SLD

Other printings of "Pithing Needle": MPS #44 SLD #44 SOK #158 M10 #217 RTR #231 DBL #257 MID #257 PMID #257p PMID #257s 2X2 #312 10E #338 MID #378 2X2 #397 RVR #463 2X2 #564 PRM #94084 PRM #102335

Card

id88221
artistJoshua Howard
artistIds74a07b08-7106-4c07-be68-087aa767f298
asciiName
attractionLights
availabilitymtgo, paper
boosterTypes
borderColorblack
colorIdentity
colorIndicator
colors
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank5438
edhrecSaltiness0.92
faceConvertedManaCost
faceFlavorName
faceManaValue
faceName
finishesnonfoil
flavorName
flavorText
frameEffects
frameVersion2015
hand
hasAlternativeDeckLimit
hasContentWarning
hasFoil0
hasNonFoil1
isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint1
isReserved
isStarter1
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywords
languageEnglish
layoutnormal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost{1}
manaValue1
namePithing Needle
number44
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate2020-06-01
originalTextAs 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.
otherFaceIds
power
printings10E, 2X2, DBL, M10, MID, MPS, PMID, PRM, RTR, RVR, SLD, SOK
promoTypes
rarityrare
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
securityStampoval
setCodeSLD
side
signature
sourceProducts{'nonfoil': ['4120e673-35ab-5ef9-99ce-4d4bd1134587']}
subsetsSecret Lair Bonus cards
subtypes
supertypes
textAs this artifact enters, choose a card name.
Activated abilities of sources with the chosen name can't be activated unless they're mana abilities.
toughness
typeArtifact
typesArtifact
uuidc4417193-b9c4-5df7-b3ea-bdd749ff6832
variations
watermark
setNameSecret Lair Drop

Identifiers

id88221
cardKingdomEtchedId
cardKingdomFoilId
cardKingdomId233833
cardsphereFoilId
cardsphereId70012
deckboxId51928
mcmId464549
mcmMetaId
mtgArenaId
mtgjsonFoilVersionId
mtgjsonNonFoilVersionId
mtgjsonV4Id5d9fb85f-c3b4-5b6e-8e7b-40a11a2fd596
mtgoFoilId
mtgoId81097
multiverseId485322
scryfallCardBackId0aeebaf5-8c7d-4636-9e82-8c27447861f7
scryfallIde503b59c-df3e-4f52-9a59-195f02a6cb18
scryfallIllustrationId9a7d6776-85e8-4a3e-9e00-435f57c20c82
scryfallOracleIda188fe7e-68de-4c7c-806c-bfe8fc7b44bf
tcgplayerEtchedProductId
tcgplayerProductId214887
uuidc4417193-b9c4-5df7-b3ea-bdd749ff6832

Legalities

id88221
alchemy
brawlBanned
commanderLegal
duelLegal
future
gladiatorLegal
historicLegal
legacyLegal
modernLegal
oathbreakerLegal
oldschool
pauper
paupercommander
pennyLegal
pioneerLegal
predhLegal
premodern
standard
standardbrawl
timelessLegal
uuidc4417193-b9c4-5df7-b3ea-bdd749ff6832
vintageLegal

Purchase URLs

id88221
cardKingdomhttps://mtgjson.com/links/5c0bb1e118090ebb
cardKingdomEtched
cardKingdomFoil
cardmarket
tcgplayerhttps://mtgjson.com/links/396778038c979154
tcgplayerEtched
uuidc4417193-b9c4-5df7-b3ea-bdd749ff6832

Foreign Data (per language)

No foreign data.

Rulings

datetext
2005-06-01If 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.
2005-06-01Pithing 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.
2005-06-01You 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.
2009-10-01Once Pithing Needle has left the battlefield, activated abilities of sources with the chosen name can be activated again.
2012-10-01Activated abilities include a colon and are written in the form "[cost]: [effect]." Triggered abilities and static abilities of the named card work normally.

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