Magic: The Gathering

Sanitarium Skeleton

Shadows over Innistrad 133 • common

Set: Shadows over Innistrad
Collector number: 133
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: black mana
Type: Creature
Colors: Black
Artist: Kev Walker
Market price: $0.09

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$0.09market price via TCGplayer · Oct 7, 2026$0.09 – $0.14 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This card represents a creature that returns from the graveyard to your hand, a persistent mechanic that allows you to repeatedly utilize resources throughout a match. As a common from its set, it serves as a reliable building block for graveyard-focused strategies, proving that even humble pieces can sustain long-term tactical advantage.

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Card face

What it does

2 generic mana black mana: Return this card from your graveyard to your hand.

His mind was lost long before his flesh.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

The Sanitarium Skeleton was released in 2016 as part of the Magic: The Gathering expansion Shadows over Innistrad. The set returned players to the gothic horror-themed plane of Innistrad, focusing on themes of madness and corruption. Within this narrative, the card represents the decay inherent to the Nephalia region, specifically echoing the haunting atmosphere of the Nephalia Drownyard.

The artwork for the card was provided by Winona Nelson, who sought to capture the skeletal figure’s eerie, lingering presence amidst the mist of the sanitarium grounds. The design prioritizes the card's mechanical utility as a resilient creature that can return from the graveyard to the battlefield, a design choice intended to mirror the relentless, unyielding nature of the undead in the set's broader mechanical identity.

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About

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