Artifact, 4 (4) As Cursed Rack comes into play, choose an opponent. The chosen player's maximum hand size is four.1 Ashnod invented several torture techniques that could make victims even miles away beg for mercy as if the End had come.
Illus. Richard Thomas
The effect of lowering the maximum hand size makes it so the player discards down to 4 cards (instead of the usual 7) during the cleanup step. [D'Angelo 2000/02/25]
You choose one opposing player just as this card is coming into play and it only affects that one player. This choice is not changed even if this card changes controllers. It becomes useless but stays in play if the target player leaves play. [D'Angelo 2001/08/31]
If multiple effects modify your hand size limit, apply them in the order they enter play. For example, if both this and Recycle are in play, the most recent in play decides your hand size. [D'Angelo 2001/05/21]
Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
Fourth Edition
(Uncommon)