Magic: The Gathering

Skull Rend

Return to Ravnica 195 • common

Set: Return to Ravnica
Collector number: 195
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: 3 generic mana black mana red mana
Type: Sorcery
Colors: Black · Red
Artist: Greg Staples
Market price: $0.14

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$0.14market price via TCGplayer · Aug 19, 2026$0.11 – $0.17 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As a common card in this set, Skull Rend offers players an accessible way to disrupt an opponent's resources by forcing them to discard while simultaneously dealing direct damage. Its inclusion in this collection highlights the functional utility that keeps staple sorceries relevant across many different play sessions.

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Card face

What it does

Skull Rend deals 2 damage to each opponent. Those players each discard two cards at random.

"We could never accept anyone with a face that pretty or a mind that sane."— Nyoser, Gore-House ringleader

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Skull Rend was released in October 2012 as part of the Return to Ravnica expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, the set marked a return to the fan-favorite cityscape of Ravnica, a plane dominated by ten distinct guilds. This sorcery card represents the Rakdos guild, a chaotic and hedonistic faction characterized by their love of spectacle and destruction, fitting the card's mechanical effect of dealing damage and forcing discards.

The card was illustrated by Greg Staples, a veteran artist in the Magic: The Gathering community known for his gritty, atmospheric style. Staples designed the piece to embody the visceral, reckless energy of the Rakdos cult, utilizing high-contrast lighting and sharp, aggressive movement to emphasize the card’s destructive nature. Within the game, it is classified as a common rarity card, designed primarily to serve as a functional inclusion for players drafting the Rakdos color pair.

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