The 2012 Magic: The Gathering Return to Ravnica Pithing Needle (#231) is a Rare artifact card with a mana cost of {1} and artwork by Anthony Palumbo.
2012 • Magic: The Gathering • Return to Ravnica
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The 2012 Magic: The Gathering Return to Ravnica Pithing Needle (#231) is a Rare artifact card featuring artwork by Anthony Palumbo. This card enters the game with a mana cost of {1} and a mana value of 1. It is part of the Return to Ravnica set, identified by the set code RTR. The card includes flavor text: "The fearful want the procedure before a blood festival. The guilty seek it afterward."
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Pithing Needle
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Magic: The Gathering
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Anthony Palumbo
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English
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The fearful want the procedure before a blood festival. The guilty seek it afterward.
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Pithing Needle has a mana cost of {1} and a mana value of 1. It is classified as an Artifact card type within the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.
The artwork for the Pithing Needle card in the Return to Ravnica set was created by Anthony Palumbo. This printing is cataloged as card number 231.
Yes, the Pithing Needle card from the 2012 Return to Ravnica set is printed with a Rare rarity status. It is a standard artifact with a normal layout.
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