Scalding Tongs
Artifact
TMPTempest#307rare
"This has nothing to do with what you know and everything to do with what I wish." —Volrath
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 1997
- Pull rate
- ~1 in 37–110
- Illustrator
- Randy Gallegos
- Found in
- Tempest Starter Deck · Tempest Booster Pack
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernLegal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have three or fewer cards in hand, this artifact deals 1 damage to target opponent or planeswalker.
Market · per finishspark updated 5h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.48
$0.10 low$0.07 gap
Finish
Market
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Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.48as of 2026-07-12
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H $0.50L $0.33since Feb 2024$0.10
$0.03
$0.07+70% · normal spread
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Cheapest playable copy$0.48· across 1 printing
Rulings
2 · latest Oct 4, 2004 · one tap opens all
- WotCOct 4, 2004
It checks the number of cards in your hand at the beginning of upkeep and does not trigger at all if you have more than three. It checks again on resolution and does not deal damage unless you still have 3 or fewer cards.
- WotCOct 4, 2004
You target one opposing player each time the ability triggers.