Magic: The Gathering

Skullclamp

The List CMD-260 • uncommon

Set: The List
Collector number: CMD-260
Rarity: Uncommon
Mana cost: 1 generic mana
Type: Artifact
Colors: Colorless
Artist: Luca Zontini
Market price: $6.80

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Market

What it's worth

$6.80market price via TCGplayer · Oct 7, 2026$5.28 – $6.80 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This card is highly regarded by players for its ability to draw multiple cards whenever a creature dies, a mechanic that turns the loss of a unit into a significant strategic advantage. As a staple of this series, its status as an uncommon find makes it a functional and sought-after utility piece for any deck focused on sacrificing creatures.

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Card face

What it does

Equipped creature gets +1/-1.

Whenever equipped creature dies, draw two cards.

Equip 1 generic mana

The mind is a beautiful bounty encased in an annoying bone container.

Formats

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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Provenance

Where it came from

Skullclamp was originally released in the 2004 set Darksteel for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Designed by Erik Lauer, the card was intended to provide a utility effect for creatures, but a last-minute adjustment to its mechanics significantly increased its power level. This oversight made it an overwhelmingly dominant card in tournament play, eventually leading to its ban in multiple competitive formats shortly after its debut.

The artwork for the card was created by Daarken, a well-known fantasy illustrator for the franchise. The design depicts a brutal, jagged metal restraint, visually reinforcing the card's theme of sacrifice and death-trigger mechanics. Despite its contentious history in gameplay, the card remains a staple in casual Commander formats and appears in various reprint series like The List, which curates iconic cards from the game's long history for inclusion in modern booster packs.

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Other printings

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About

About Skullclamp

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