Thumbscrews
Artifact
TMPTempest#312rare
"We will start small, I think." —Volrath
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 1997
- Pull rate
- ~1 in 37–110
- Illustrator
- Charles Gillespie
- 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
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernLegal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
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.
Market · per finishspark updated 11h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.35
$0.14 low$0.11 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
Buylist
Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.35as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $0.42L $0.27since Feb 2024$0.14
$0.03
$0.11+79% · normal spread
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Low: tcgplayer
Buylist: cardkingdom
Cheapest playable copy$0.35· across 1 printing
Rulings
1 · 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 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.