---
name: "Paupers' Cage"
mana_cost: "{3}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "MIR"
set_name: "Mirage"
collector_number: "314"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Mike Kimble"
oracle_id: "38ec5b13-b143-4818-9243-b1715dab3bef"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/paupers-cage-mir"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

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

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Misers' Cage](/printing/misers-cage-mir.md) — Artifact
2. [Skullcage](/printing/skullcage-5dn.md) — Artifact
3. [Scalding Tongs](/printing/scalding-tongs-tmp.md) — Artifact
4. [Wheel of Torture](/printing/wheel-of-torture-plst.md) — Artifact
5. [Thumbscrews](/printing/thumbscrews-tmp.md) — Artifact
6. [Shrieking Affliction](/printing/shrieking-affliction-rtr.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mirage (MIR) #314
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Mike Kimble
- **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`