Sifter of Skulls
Oath of the Gatewatch 77 • rare
- Set
- Oath of the Gatewatch
- Collector number
- 77
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Slawomir Maniak
- Market price
- $0.79
What it does
Devoid (This card has no color.)
Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, create a 1/1 colorless Eldrazi Scion creature token. It has "Sacrifice this token: Add colorless mana." (colorless mana represents colorless mana.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Sifter of Skulls was released in 2016 as part of the Oath of the Gatewatch expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed to support the colorless mana mechanics central to the set's narrative, which focuses on the eldritch horror of the Eldrazi titans encroaching upon the plane of Zendikar. It reflects the set's thematic emphasis on sacrifice and the lingering influence of the antagonists' brood.
The artwork was illustrated by Magali Villeneuve, a prominent artist known for her evocative portrayals of fantasy figures. Her design for the Sifter of Skulls captures the unsettling, ethereal aesthetic of the Eldrazi, prioritizing a sense of alien menace. Upon release, the card was received as a useful utility creature in limited formats and niche graveyard-focused decks, appreciated for its ability to generate resource tokens when other creatures perish.
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