---
name: "Puppet Strings"
mana_cost: "{3}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "DDE"
set_name: "Duel Decks: Phyrexia vs. the Coalition"
collector_number: "22"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Scott Kirschner"
oracle_id: "eb810d5c-903e-4ab4-874c-e49a686ca367"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/puppet-strings-dde"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Puppet Strings
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
{2}, {T}: You may tap or untap target creature.

> *「自由意志ということについて、」とヴォルラスはグレヴェンに忠告した。「幻想は抱くなよ。」*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Puppeteer](/printing/puppeteer-9ed.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Thassa's Ire](/printing/thassas-ire-jou.md) — Enchantment
3. [Twiddle](/printing/twiddle-30a.md) — Instant
4. [Trip Noose](/printing/trip-noose-shm.md) — Artifact
5. [Twiddlestick Charger](/printing/twiddlestick-charger-ust.md) — Artifact — Contraption
6. [Psychic Puppetry](/printing/psychic-puppetry-chk.md) — Instant — Arcane

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duel Decks: Phyrexia vs. the Coalition (DDE) #22
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Scott Kirschner
- **Total Printings:** 12 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`