Magic: The Gathering

Skullclamp

Marvel Super Heroes Commander • rare

Set: Marvel Super Heroes Commander
Rarity: Rare
Mana cost: 1 generic mana
Type: Artifact
Colors: Colorless
Artist: Lordigan
Finish: Surge
Market price: $5.34

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$5.34market price via TCGplayer · Aug 14, 2026$4.05 – $7.67 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

Skullclamp is widely considered one of the most influential artifacts in Magic: The Gathering history due to its ability to turn low-toughness creatures into significant card advantage. Its inclusion in the Marvel Super Heroes Commander set features unique art by Lordigan, offering a distinct aesthetic variation of a card that remains a staple in many competitive and casual deck-building circles.

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What it does

Equipped creature gets +1/-1.

Whenever equipped creature dies, draw two cards.

Equip 1 generic mana

When M.O.D.O.K. plays head games, he always comes out on top.

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Provenance

Where it came from

Skullclamp was originally introduced in the 2004 Darksteel expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Designed by the Wizards of the Coast development team, it was intended as a tool for creature-based card advantage. However, due to an oversight in its power-to-cost ratio, it became one of the most infamously broken cards in the game's history, leading to its rapid ban from most tournament formats shortly after release.

This specific iteration of the card appeared in the 2024 Marvel Super Heroes Commander set, a crossover release that adapted the functional mechanics of classic Magic cards into the Marvel Universe aesthetic. The artwork for this version was provided by Lordigan, who reimagined the artifact's iconic design within the context of Marvel's lore, maintaining the visual language of the original while grounding the card in the recognizable style of the collaborative project.

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