The Rack

Artifact, 1 (1)
As The Rack enters the battlefield, choose an opponent.
At the beginning of the chosen player's upkeep, The Rack deals X damage to that player, where X is 3 minus the number of cards in his or her hand.¹
Invented in Mishra's earlier days, the Rack was once his most feared creation.
Illus. Richard Thomas

Gatherer Card Rulings [Nov 2009]

• 10/4/2004: You choose one opposing player as this card enters the battlefield and it only affects that one player. This choice is not changed even if this card changes controllers. It becomes useless but stays on the battlefield if the chosen player leaves the battlefield.

Format Legality	Legal in Vintage, Legacy, Extended Banned in Standard
Printings (4/25)	Time Spiral Timeshifted (Special) Fourth Edition (Uncommon) Revised Edition (Uncommon) Antiquities (Uncommon)