Skullclamp
Secret Lair Drop 1112 • rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Collector number
- 1112
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Yoji Shinkawa
- Market price
- $74.78
What it does
Equipped creature gets +1/-1.
Whenever equipped creature dies, draw two cards.
Equip 1 generic mana
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
The Skullclamp card was originally released in the 2004 set Darksteel. It quickly became infamous in the Magic: The Gathering community for its aggressive design, which inadvertently allowed players to draw an excessive number of cards, eventually leading to its restriction or banning in multiple tournament formats. The item represents a pivotal moment in the history of card game balance, serving as a cautionary tale regarding the power of low-cost equipment.
This particular version is part of the Secret Lair series, a line of curated, limited-release drops that reimagine classic cards with unique artistic styles. It features the work of Yoji Shinkawa, the renowned illustrator celebrated for his iconic, brush-stroke-heavy aesthetic in the Metal Gear video game franchise. Shinkawa’s contribution strips the artifact down to its skeletal essence, emphasizing a stark, minimalist visual language that diverges significantly from the original piece’s more traditional high-fantasy art direction.
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