Skullclamp
Commander Anthology 230 • uncommon
- Set
- Commander Anthology
- Collector number
- 230
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Daniel Ljunggren
- Market price
- $5.99
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.
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. It was designed by the Magic: The Gathering development team, specifically intended as an innocuous utility card for aggressive creature decks. However, the design team significantly underestimated its power level during testing, leading to an effect that allowed players to draw an excessive number of cards for a minimal mana investment.
The card quickly became infamous within the competitive community for its ubiquity and impact on game balance, eventually leading to its ban in multiple tournament formats. The artwork by Luca Zontini depicts the ominous, titular mechanical device, which has since become an iconic symbol of card draw efficiency. The version from Commander Anthology maintains the original illustration while serving as a functional reprint for the multiplayer-focused Commander format.
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