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The Rack

Magic: The GatheringRevised Edition#278

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Magic: The Gathering

Mana cost

Revised Edition3ED · #278

Card type: Artifact
Rarity: Uncommon
Indicative price: 2.14 € · 1.82 $
Mana value: 1
Colour: Colourless

Card text

As this artifact enters, choose an opponent. At the beginning of the chosen player's upkeep, this artifact deals X damage to that player, where X is 3 minus the number of cards in their hand.

Format legality

CommanderLegal
DuelLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
OldschoolLegal
PredhLegal
PremodernLegal
VintageLegal

Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).

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Printing information

Illustrator: Richard Thomas
Card language: English
Release date: 1994-04-11

Flavour text

Invented in Mishra's earlier days, the Rack was once his most feared creation.

Rulings

2004-10-04

You choose one opposing player as this card enters, and it only affects that one player. This choice is not changed even if this card changes controllers. It becomes useless but stays on the battlefield if the chosen player leaves the game.