Black Vise

Artifact, 1 (1)
As Black Vise enters the battlefield, choose an opponent.
At the beginning of the chosen player's upkeep, Black Vise deals X damage to that player, where X is the number of cards in his or her hand minus 4.¹
Illus. Richard Thomas

Gatherer Card Rulings [Nov 2009]

• 10/4/2004: You choose one opposing player as it comes 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 that player leaves the game.

Format Legality	Legal in Vintage Banned in Legacy, Extended, Standard
Printings (5/18)	Fourth Edition (Uncommon) Revised Edition (Uncommon) Unlimited Edition (Uncommon) Limited Edition (Beta) (Uncommon) Limited Edition (Alpha) (Uncommon)