Thumbscrews
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- Card type
- Artifact
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 0.33 € · 0.30 $
- Mana value
- 2
- Colour
- Colourless
Card text
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
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- PredhLegal
- PremodernLegal
- VintageLegal
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Printing information
- Illustrator
- Charles Gillespie
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 1997-10-14
Rulings
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.