Thumbscrews
Tempest · #312 · Rare
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Thumbscrews
Artifact
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have five or more cards in hand, this artifact deals 1 damage to target opponent or planeswalker.
"We will start small, I think."
—Volrath
Card details
- Shown printing
- Tempest (TMP)
- Artist
- Charles Gillespie
- Color identity
- Colorless
- Colors
- Colorless
- Mana value
- 2
- First released
- October 14, 1997
- Printings
- 1
- EDHREC rank
- #28784 on EDHREC
- Market price
- $0.30 (cheapest printing, updated weekly)
Legality
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- Standard BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- AlchemyNot legal
- GladiatorNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
- Pauper CommanderNot legal
- Duel CommanderLegal
- PreDHLegal
- PremodernLegal
- Old SchoolNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- FutureNot legal
Rulings (1)
It checks the number of cards in your hand at the beginning of upkeep, and if you have 4 or fewer cards in hand it will not trigger. It checks again when it resolves and will not deal damage unless you still have 5 or more cards in hand.
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