Skull Catapult
Fifth Edition 399 • uncommon
- Set
- Fifth Edition
- Collector number
- 399
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Ian Miller
- Market price
- $0.22
What it does
1 generic mana, tap, Sacrifice a creature: This artifact deals 2 damage to any target.
"Let any who doubt the evil of using the ancient devices look at this infernal machine. What manner of fiend would design such a sadistic device?"— Sorine Relicbane, Soldevi heretic
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
The Skull Catapult was first introduced to the Magic: The Gathering card game in the Fifth Edition core set, released in 1997. It serves as an artifact card designed to provide players with a way to sacrifice creatures for direct damage, reflecting the game's shift toward more interactive and volatile board states during the mid-1990s.
The artwork for the card was provided by veteran illustrator Quinton Hoover, whose distinct, painterly style defined much of the early aesthetic of the game. Hoover sought to evoke a sense of macabre utility, depicting the machine as a functional yet grim instrument of war, a vision that resonated with players looking for thematic depth in their tactical play.
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