---
name: "The Rack"
mana_cost: "{1}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "ATQ"
set_name: "Antiquities"
collector_number: "72"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Richard Thomas"
oracle_id: "3d873e1d-4fac-42c4-bb31-77e76099e1ef"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-rack-atq"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# The Rack
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
As this artifact enters, choose an opponent.
At the beginning of the chosen player's upkeep, this artifact deals X damage to that player, where X is 3 minus the number of cards in their hand.

> *Invented in Mishra's earlier days, the Rack was once his most feared creation.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Rackling](/printing/rackling-nem.md) — Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Construct
2. [Cursed Rack](/printing/cursed-rack-me1.md) — Artifact
3. [Black Vise](/printing/black-vise-30a.md) — Artifact
4. [Wheel of Torture](/printing/wheel-of-torture-plst.md) — Artifact
5. [Skullcage](/printing/skullcage-5dn.md) — Artifact
6. [Thumbscrews](/printing/thumbscrews-tmp.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Antiquities (ATQ) #72
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Richard Thomas
- **Total Printings:** 35 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`