---
name: "Iron Maiden"
mana_cost: "{3}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "ULG"
set_name: "Urza's Legacy"
collector_number: "127"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Tom Wänerstrand"
oracle_id: "e0351638-9224-4779-8f7c-f2b11d134a5f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/iron-maiden-ulg"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Iron Maiden
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, this artifact deals X damage to that player, where X is the number of cards in their hand minus 4.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Wheel of Torture](/printing/wheel-of-torture-plst.md) — Artifact
2. [Skullcage](/printing/skullcage-5dn.md) — Artifact
3. [Misers' Cage](/printing/misers-cage-mir.md) — Artifact
4. [Black Vise](/printing/black-vise-30a.md) — Artifact
5. [Thumbscrews](/printing/thumbscrews-tmp.md) — Artifact
6. [The Rack](/printing/the-rack-prm.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Urza's Legacy (ULG) #127
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Tom Wänerstrand
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`