---
name: "Scalding Tongs"
mana_cost: "{2}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "TMP"
set_name: "Tempest"
collector_number: "307"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Randy Gallegos"
oracle_id: "939a0cdf-b5e8-4d7d-adb3-f7b2fd7aab8f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/scalding-tongs-tmp"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Scalding Tongs
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have three or fewer cards in hand, this artifact deals 1 damage to target opponent or planeswalker.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Thumbscrews](/printing/thumbscrews-tmp.md) — Artifact
2. [Wheel of Torture](/printing/wheel-of-torture-plst.md) — Artifact
3. [Misers' Cage](/printing/misers-cage-mir.md) — Artifact
4. [Skullcage](/printing/skullcage-5dn.md) — Artifact
5. [Paupers' Cage](/printing/paupers-cage-mir.md) — Artifact
6. [Lavaborn Muse](/printing/lavaborn-muse-plst.md) — Creature — Spirit

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tempest (TMP) #307
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Randy Gallegos
- **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: `not_legal`