Pithing Needle (Legacy)
Pithing Needle appears in 16.3% of Legacy decks in the last 30 days (43 decks), averaging 1.0 copies in the main deck. It is played above all in Lands.
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Share of decks
16.3%
▲ 4.4
vs previous 30 days
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
43
24 main, 22 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
53%
10 top 8 (challenges only)
Weekly data
| Week from | Share of decks |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | – |
| 2026-08-13 | 25.0% |
| 2026-08-20 | 16.2% |
| 2026-08-27 | 3.1% |
| 2026-09-03 | – |
| 2026-09-10 | 16.7% |
| 2026-09-17 | 12.2% |
| 2026-09-24 | – |
| 2026-10-01 | 30.5% |
| 2026-10-08 | – |
| 2026-10-15 | – |
| 2026-10-22 | 9.9% |
Played together with
| Card | Together | Lift |
|---|---|---|
| Urza's Saga | 100% | 5.1 |
| Ancient Tomb | 88% | 3.1 |
| Karakas | 67% | 2.5 |
| Skateboard | 58% | 5.3 |
| Malevolent Rumble | 54% | 8.9 |
| Life from the Loam | 54% | 6.2 |
| Boseiju, Who Endures | 54% | 2.8 |
| Dark Depths | 50% | 9.4 |
| Thespian's Stage | 50% | 9.4 |
| The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale | 50% | 9.4 |
| Mox Diamond | 50% | 8.8 |
| Exploration | 50% | 8.8 |
| Maze of Ith | 50% | 8.8 |
| Ghost Quarter | 50% | 7.8 |
| Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth | 50% | 7.8 |
| Crop Rotation | 50% | 6.6 |
| Expedition Map | 50% | 6.6 |
| Wasteland | 50% | 1.0 |
| Bojuka Bog | 46% | 6.1 |
| Sphere of Resistance | 42% | 11.0 |
- Together
- decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
- Lift
- how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose
Archetypes by metagame share
| Archetype | Meta | Play it |
|---|---|---|
| Lands | 5.7% | 80% |
| Izzet Cutter | 3.8% | 20% |
| Welder Combo | 3.0% | 100% |
| Affinity | 2.3% | 83% |
| Cephalid Breakfast | 1.9% | 80% |
| Mystic Forge | 1.9% | 100% |
| Mono-Black (unclassified) | 1.1% | 33% |
| Painter | 0.8% | 100% |