Skeletal Scrying
Odyssey 161 • uncommon
- Set
- Odyssey
- Collector number
- 161
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- X mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Bob Petillo
- Market price
- $3.91
What it does
As an additional cost to cast this spell, exile X cards from your graveyard.
You draw X cards and you lose X life.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Skeletal Scrying was introduced in the 2001 Odyssey expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Set during the lore-rich period of the Otarian continent, the card reflects the set's central focus on the graveyard as a dynamic resource rather than a discard pile, mechanical shift that defined the meta-game of the early 2000s.
The artwork was commissioned from illustrator Greg Staples, who utilized a moody, atmospheric style to capture the necromantic flavor of the card. His design was intended to visualize the act of harvesting power from the dead, and the card was generally well-received by players for its efficient, albeit situational, ability to provide card advantage in black-aligned decks.
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