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Skullcage
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Fifth Dawn5DN · #151
- Card type
- Artifact
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Indicative price
- 0.22 € · ★ 0.71 € · 0.39 $ · ★ 1.39 $
- Mana value
- 4
- Colour
- Colourless
Card text
At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, this artifact deals 2 damage to that player unless they have exactly three or exactly four cards in hand.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PredhLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Ron Spencer
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2004-06-04
Flavour text
Only a focused mind can survive it.
Rulings
Skullcage doesn’t check hand size when it triggers, only when it resolves.
Skullcage’s ability deals damage if the player has zero, one, two, five, or more than five cards in hand when its ability resolves.
