---
name: "Razor Pendulum"
mana_cost: "{4}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "MIR"
set_name: "Mirage"
collector_number: "317"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Zak Plucinski"
oracle_id: "bf7c16db-01c9-41ed-bda6-c5326198ce77"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/razor-pendulum-mir"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Razor Pendulum
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of each player's end step, if that player has 5 or less life, this artifact deals 2 damage to that player.

> *"Amazing thing, gravity. It seems to work every time."
—Telim'Tor*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [The Rack](/printing/the-rack-prm.md) — Artifact
2. [Purging Scythe](/printing/purging-scythe-usg.md) — Artifact
3. [Pestilence](/printing/pestilence-brb.md) — Enchantment
4. [Wheel of Torture](/printing/wheel-of-torture-plst.md) — Artifact
5. [Dingus Staff](/printing/dingus-staff-wth.md) — Artifact
6. [Razor Rings](/printing/razor-rings-tle.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mirage (MIR) #317
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Zak Plucinski
- **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`