Skullclamp
Secret Lair Drop 2416 • rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Collector number
- 2416
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Wizard of Barge
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Equipped creature gets +1/-1.
Whenever equipped creature dies, draw two cards.
Equip 1 generic mana
They lost a lot of goblins to that hat before they figured out how useful it was.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernBanned
- LegacyBanned
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Skullclamp was originally released in the 2004 set Darksteel, where it quickly became infamous in competitive Magic: The Gathering for its ability to draw cards at an efficiency that defined the era's tournament meta. Its design, which allows players to sacrifice creatures to gain cards, turned the card into a staple of graveyard-focused and aggressive decks, eventually leading to bans in several formats. The card's enduring legacy as both a powerful tool and a design lesson led to its inclusion in various specialty reprints, including this Secret Lair series.
This specific iteration, featuring artwork by the illustrator Wizard of Barge, was released as part of a Secret Lair drop designed to showcase alternative, distinct artistic styles. The artist employed their signature bold, illustrative aesthetic, moving away from traditional fantasy tropes to provide a darker, more graphic interpretation of the artifact. Upon its release, this version was noted for its departure from the original card's industrial visual language, appealing to collectors who favor niche, contemporary artistic collaborations within the game's expansive visual history.
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