Scalding Tongs {2}
Artifact
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have three or fewer cards in hand, Scalding Tongs deals 1 damage to target opponent or planeswalker.
"This has nothing to do with what you know and everything to do with what I wish."
—Volrath
—Volrath
Details
- Artist: Randy Gallegos
- Collector Number: 307
- Available only as nonfoil
- Rarity: rare
- Released: 1997-10-14
- Set: Tempest
Legalities
- legal Commander
- legal Duel Commander
- legal Legacy
- legal Penny Dreadful
- legal Premodern
- legal Tempest Block
- legal Vintage
Rulings
- 2004-10-04 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.
- 2004-10-04 You target one opposing player each time the ability triggers.
Links
Printings
- Tempest (rare)
Foreign names
- Glühende Zangen
- Pinces brûlantes
- Pinze Incandescenti
- 煮沸ばさみ
- Tenazes Escaldantes
- Tenazas ardientes