First printed in Mercadian Masques (1999)

All 2 prints

The List (PLST) #MMQ-326, 2026
Mercadian Masques (MMQ) #326, 1999

Sandstone Needle

Land

This land enters tapped with two depletion counters on it.
tap , Remove a depletion counter from this land: Add Red Red . If there are no depletion counters on this land, sacrifice it.

In the last 30 days 0.4% of Legacy decks played it (1 of 264). Most played in URG (unclassified). In the last 30 days 2.4% of Pauper decks played it (18 of 739). Most played in Temur Storm.

Staple

Pauper staples: main deck, 9% of decks (#50)
Lands, Ramp

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Not legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Legal
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful Not legal
Premodern Legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Not legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Legal
PreDH Legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Competitive Brawl Not legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta: share of the archetype in the format
Play it: decks of the archetype that play this card
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

Legacy Other periods →

In 1 of 264 decks (0.4%).

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
URG (unclassified)	2.3%	17%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

Deck	Record
URG Sean Ulmer in BCDL 29 - Texas	2-4 33%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
URG Sean Ulmer, 24 Oct	4 main	#31 2-4

Pauper Other periods →

In 18 of 739 decks (2.4%).

Share of decks

9.5%

vs previous 30 days

Decks

9 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

4.0

in the main deck

Win rate

65%

3 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Temur Storm	1.9%	100%
UBRG (unclassified)	1.6%	33%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Crossover Collaboration	100%	10.6
Hickory Woodlot	100%	10.6
Desperate Ritual	100%	10.6
Thornscape Familiar	100%	10.6
Seething Song	100%	10.6
Glimpse the Impossible	100%	10.6
Geothermal Crevice	100%	10.6
Manamorphose	100%	10.6
Seize the Storm	100%	10.6
Goblin Anarchomancer	100%	10.6

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Temur Storm Kampo in Pauper Challenge 32	7-2 78%
Temur Storm DIDIER Jules in the300	6-2 75%
Temur Storm Lamela in Pauper Challenge 32	5-2 71%
UBRG Léo Kodi in Rebound Samedi	4-2 67%
UBRG Quentin Lamperouge in FirstQualifier	4-2 67%
Temur Storm Kampo in Pauper Challenge 16	5-3 63%
Temur Storm RickArt7 in Pauper Challenge 16	3-3 50%
Temur Storm Wu in the300	3-4 43%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Temur Storm Kampo, 28 Oct	4 main	#2 7-2
Temur Storm Lamela, 28 Oct	4 main	#5 5-2
Temur Storm saidin.raken, 28 Oct	4 main	5-0
Temur Storm kuldothared, 28 Oct	4 main	5-0
Temur Storm Kampo, 27 Oct	4 main	#4 5-3
Temur Storm RickArt7, 27 Oct	4 main	#18 3-3
Temur Storm pizzangry, 27 Oct	4 main	#21 1-2
Temur Storm Ciri80, 27 Oct	4 main	5-0

Duel Commander Other periods →

In 1 of 9 decks (11.1%).

Share of decks

11.1%

vs previous 30 days

Decks

1 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

–

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
BRG (unclassified)	11.1%	100%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
BRG Le_Depite, 26 Oct	1 main	5-0

No recent decks in: Vintage, Premodern.