---
name: "Wheel of Torture"
mana_cost: "{3}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "ULG"
set_name: "Urza's Legacy"
collector_number: "138"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Henry Van Der Linde"
oracle_id: "7a3e6e84-a8c2-472d-99fb-7cd14850b5ce"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/wheel-of-torture-ulg"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Wheel of Torture
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Artifact

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

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Thumbscrews](/printing/thumbscrews-tmp.md) — Artifact
2. [The Rack](/printing/the-rack-prm.md) — Artifact
3. [Skullcage](/printing/skullcage-5dn.md) — Artifact
4. [Black Vise](/printing/black-vise-30a.md) — Artifact
5. [Scalding Tongs](/printing/scalding-tongs-tmp.md) — Artifact
6. [Misers' Cage](/printing/misers-cage-mir.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Urza's Legacy (ULG) #138
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Henry Van Der Linde
- **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`