Thumbscrews

Tempest • #312 • rare

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Live Value $0.33

Foil Multiplier: Flat Baseline (1.0x)

Reprint Profile:

Never Reprinted MINIMAL

Never reprinted since its original release.

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Thumbscrews

Tempest • #312 • rare

Current Valuation

$0.33

30-Day Market Trend

Rarity

rare

Set Origin

TMP

Daily Shift

0.00%

EDHREC Rank

#28,452

Mana Cost

Oracle Data

Card Type Artifact

Color Identity Colorless

🖋️ Curator's Notes

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"

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Official Judge Precedents

1 Precedents

2004-10-04

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.

📜 Technical Attributes

Release Date: 1997-10-14

Set Name: Tempest

Artist Reference: Charles Gillespie

Border Profile: black

✨ Variants & Finishes

Available Finishes Standard

Promo Status NO

Edition Status Original Printing

Sanctioned Formats

standard not_legal

modern not_legal

legacy legal

commander legal

pioneer not_legal

pauper not_legal

vintage legal

brawl not_legal

explorer not_legal

penny legal

predh legal

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