Skullsnatcher
Betrayers of Kamigawa 84 • common
- Set
- Betrayers of Kamigawa
- Collector number
- 84
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Matt Cavotta
- Market price
- $0.59
What it does
Ninjutsu black mana (black mana, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.)
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, exile up to two target cards from that player's graveyard.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Skullsnatcher was released in 2005 as part of the Betrayers of Kamigawa expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set focused on the conflict between the mortals of Kamigawa and the spirits of the spirit realm, introducing mechanics like Ninjutsu, which allowed creatures to surprise opponents by swapping onto the battlefield from a player's hand. This specific card was designed to highlight the predatory nature of the Nezumi, the humanoid rat race native to the setting's swamps.
The card was illustrated by Puddnhead, a pseudonym for artist Christopher Rush. The artwork captures the grim, subterranean aesthetic typical of the Nezumi, emphasizing the card's ability to exile cards from a graveyard. Upon its release, Skullsnatcher became a notable utility creature in limited formats, valued for its ability to disrupt graveyard-based strategies while simultaneously triggering the game's new stealth-oriented mechanics.
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