---
name: "Misers' Cage"
mana_cost: "{3}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "MIR"
set_name: "Mirage"
collector_number: "311"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Jeff Miracola"
oracle_id: "72a1e724-eb32-4781-b44d-3b1ed02a5a8b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/misers-cage-mir"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Misers' Cage
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, if that player has five or more cards in hand, this artifact deals 2 damage to that player.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Paupers' Cage](/printing/paupers-cage-mir.md) — Artifact
2. [Thumbscrews](/printing/thumbscrews-tmp.md) — Artifact
3. [Skullcage](/printing/skullcage-5dn.md) — Artifact
4. [Ebony Owl Netsuke](/printing/ebony-owl-netsuke-sok.md) — Artifact
5. [Wheel of Torture](/printing/wheel-of-torture-plst.md) — Artifact
6. [Scalding Tongs](/printing/scalding-tongs-tmp.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mirage (MIR) #311
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Jeff Miracola
- **Total Printings:** 7 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: `not_legal`