Pithing Needle

Return to Ravnica · #231 · rare · EN

$0.18 · Foil $0.77

cheapest of 68 store offers · see all

market $0.54 · Foil $1.28

Mana cost: {1}

Type: Artifact

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Artist: Anthony Palumbo

Released: 2012-10-05

Finishes: Nonfoil, Foil

Market price

  • TCGplayer: $0.54
  • TCGplayer foil: $1.28
  • Cardmarket: €0.90
  • Cardmarket foil: €1.82
  • MTGO tix: 0.02
$1.52$0.36
233 days of daily prices for Pithing Needle: $0.42 to $0.54
2026-01-252026-11-12
regular foil · 233 days tracked · $0.42 → $0.54 (+29%) · low $0.36 · high $1.52
Daily USD snapshots; a flat stretch is a day with no new price recorded.

Other languages

The same printing (Return to Ravnica #231) in 10 other languages.

Store prices

The 3 cheapest per condition and finish, in stock at the last check. Offers not re-confirmed within 60 days are not shown. Prices in different currencies are compared at the current exchange rate.

StoreConditionFinishPriceChecked
ManaPoolSP · todaySPregular$0.18today
ManaPoolMP · todayMPregular$0.29today
ManaPoolNM · todayNMregular$0.29today
GameKeeperMP · 3 days agoMPregularCA$0.433 days ago
Fetch & Shock GamesNM · 5 days agoNMregularCA$0.505 days ago
ManaPoolHP · todayHPregular$0.39today
GameKeeperSP · 3 days agoSPregularCA$0.593 days ago
Face To Face GamesSP · todaySPregularCA$0.60today
CardTraderNM · 3 days agoNMregular€0.383 days ago
Card KingdomMP · 3 days agoMPregular$0.483 days ago
CardTraderHP · 3 days agoHPregular€0.563 days ago
CardTraderDM · 3 days agoDMregular€0.593 days ago
ManaPoolSP · foil · todaySPfoil$0.77today
MTG MexicoHP · 3 days agoHPregular14.37 MXN3 days ago
ManaPoolHP · foil · todayHPfoil$0.89today
401 GamesMP · foil · todayMPfoilCA$1.50today
Magic StrongholdHP · foil · yesterdayHPfoilCA$1.75yesterday
CardTraderHP · foil · 3 days agoHPfoil€1.113 days ago
ManaPoolMP · foil · todayMPfoil$1.24today
The Comic HunterNM · foil · 2 days agoNMfoilCA$1.792 days ago
401 GamesSP · foil · todaySPfoilCA$1.80today
ManaPoolNM · foil · todayNMfoil$1.28today
Mana MarketNM · foil · 3 days agoNMfoil2.00 AUD3 days ago
CardTraderSP · foil · 3 days agoSPfoil€1.443 days ago
CardTraderMP · foil · 3 days agoMPfoil€1.493 days ago
CardTraderDM · foil · 3 days agoDMfoil€2.303 days ago

Truncated: 42 further offers are available at a higher price in the same conditions, out of 68 in total.

Format legality

  • standard: not legal
  • pioneer: legal
  • modern: legal
  • legacy: legal
  • vintage: legal
  • commander: legal
  • pauper: not legal
  • brawl: banned

In Gestic collections

  • Held in 10 lists
  • 13 copies tracked

All printings of Pithing Needle

USD · low $0.40 · high $86.89

Set#RarityUSD
Ravnica Remastered#463 · rare463rare$1.85
Magic Online Promos#102335 · rare102335rare—
Double Masters 2022#312 · rare312rare$0.49
Double Masters 2022#397 · rare397rare$1.51
Double Masters 2022#564 · rare564rare$3.38 etched
Magic Online Promos#94084 · rare94084rare—
Innistrad: Double Feature#257 · rare257rare$0.86
Innistrad: Midnight Hunt#257 · rare257rare$0.40
Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Promos#257p · rare257prare$0.44
Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Promos#257s · rare257srare$1.78 foil
Innistrad: Midnight Hunt#378 · rare378rare$0.53
Secret Lair Drop#44 · rare44rare$4.07
Kaladesh Inventions#44 · special44special$86.89 foil
Return to Ravnica#231 · rare231rare$0.54
Magic 2010#217 · rare217rare$0.55
Tenth Edition#338 · rare338rare$1.37
Saviors of Kamigawa#158 · rare158rare$4.16