Skullclamp
Commander 2011 260 • uncommon
- Set
- Commander 2011
- Collector number
- 260
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Luca Zontini
- Market price
- $6.30
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 introduced in the 2004 set Darksteel, designed by Erik Lauer. It is widely considered one of the most powerful artifacts in the history of Magic: The Gathering due to its efficient mana cost and ability to draw cards upon a creature's death. Its inclusion in the 2011 Commander preconstructed decks served to reintroduce this iconic and controversial card to a new generation of players, cementing its status as a staple for deck-building strategies that rely on sacrificing creatures for value.
The art for the card was created by Miho Midorikawa. Her illustration captures a macabre, visceral aesthetic that aligns with the artifact's function: clamping onto a creature to extract power at the cost of its life. The design reflects the brutal, industrial tone of the Mirrodin plane, where mechanical and organic elements fused in unsettling ways. Upon its initial release, the card was so dominant in competitive play that it was swiftly banned in several formats, earning it a legendary reputation that persists today.
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