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AI 🤖 Find me cards equivalent to: Pithing Needle

Some equivalents to Pithing Needle (colorless artifact, ability lock):

  • Phyrexian Revoker: Artifact creature; can also shut down activated abilities, but only nonland.
  • Sorcerous Spyglass: Artifact; shuts down abilities and also lets you look at opponent’s hand.
  • Needlebug: Artifact creature; only counters targeting spells, not abilities (less equivalent, but similar in niche).

All of these are colorless and used to disrupt activated abilities.

Results:

Needlebug #217 Artifact Creature — Insect

Info

Color:
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Cost:
Rarity: Uncommon
Converted Cost: 4
Power/Toughness: 2/2
Types:
  • Artifact
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Insect
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Flash Protection

    Rules

  • No entries

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.08 USD / 0.47 USD
    Cardmarket 0.08 EUR / 0.28 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.49 USD
    Cardsphere 0.22 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Flash Protection from artifacts

    Phyrexian Revoker #40 Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Horror

    Variations: v1 v2 v3

    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: 2/1
    Types:
  • Artifact
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Phyrexian
  • Horror
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • Activated abilities are written in the form "Cost: Effect." Some keywords are activated abilities (such as equip) and will have colons in their reminder texts. Static and triggered abilities of sources with the chosen name are unaffected.
  • Phyrexian Revoker's ability affects sources with the chosen name no matter what zone they are in. For example, a cycling ability of a card with the chosen name can't be activated from hand.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.25 USD / 0.43 USD
    Cardmarket 0.41 EUR / 1.13 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.49 USD
    Cardsphere 0.21 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    As this creature enters, choose a nonland card name. Activated abilities of sources with the chosen name can't be activated.

    Pithing Needle #44 Artifact

    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 1
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Artifact
    • SubTypes:
    Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

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

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 3.05 USD
    Cardmarket 3.64 EUR / 16.11 EUR
    Cardkingdom 4.99 USD
    Cardsphere 2.59 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    As this artifact enters, choose a card name. Activated abilities of sources with the chosen name can't be activated unless they're mana abilities.

    Sorcerous Spyglass #233s Artifact

    Variations: v1 v2

    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Artifact
    • SubTypes:
    Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written "[Cost]: [Effect]." Some keyword abilities (such as equip) are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text. Triggered abilities (starting with "when," "whenever," or "at") are unaffected by the last ability of Sorcerous Spyglass.
  • An activated mana ability is one that produces mana as it resolves, not one that costs mana to activate.
  • Sorcerous Spyglass affects cards regardless of what zone they're in. This includes cards in hand, cards in the graveyard, and exiled cards.
  • You can choose any card name, even if that card doesn't normally have an activated ability. You're not limited to the names of cards you saw in the opponent's hand.
  • You can't choose the name of a token unless that token has the same name as a card.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.73 USD
    Cardmarket 0.79 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.49 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    As this artifact enters, look at an opponent's hand, then choose any card name. Activated abilities of sources with the chosen name can't be activated unless they're mana abilities.

    Needlebug Artifact Creature — Insect Normal - ~$1.86

    Phyrexian Revoker Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Horror Normal - ~$2.17

    Pithing Needle Artifact Normal - ~$5.88

    Sorcerous Spyglass Artifact Normal - ~$3.11

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