Gixian Skullflayer
The Brothers' War 100 • common
- Set
- The Brothers' War
- Collector number
- 100
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Anna Pavleeva
- Market price
- $0.18
What it does
At the beginning of your upkeep, if there are three or more creature cards in your graveyard, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
"With every culling, we bring this world closer to compleation."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Gixian Skullflayer was released in 2022 as part of The Brothers' War, a Magic: The Gathering expansion that serves as a thematic return to the lore of the franchise's earliest narrative arcs. The card depicts a mechanical horror aligned with Gix, the antagonist from the Phyrexian faction, emphasizing the set's focus on the brutal industrial conflict between the brothers Urza and Mishra. It serves mechanically as an aggressive, artifact-synergistic creature that reinforces the set's graveyard-focused playstyle.
The artwork was illustrated by Ryan Yee, who has contributed extensively to the visual identity of the Phyrexian aesthetic. His design for the Skullflayer leans into the biomechanical fusion characteristic of Phyrexian design, utilizing a palette of cold metals and visceral, fleshy undertones. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional role-player within Limited formats, noted for its ability to pressure opponents while interacting with the set's primary artifact-based mechanics.
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