Skulltap
Scourge 73 • common
- Set
- Scourge
- Collector number
- 73
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Adam Rex
- Market price
- $0.17
What it does
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Draw two cards.
"Finally, a use for that head of yours."— Braids, dementia summoner
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Skulltap was released in 2003 as part of the Scourge set, the final expansion in the Onslaught block for Magic: The Gathering. The set was designed to explore themes of high-risk, high-reward mechanics and the growing power of the Scourge storyline, which centered on the return of the dragon Karona. Within this context, the card was created as a black sorcery meant to provide utility through its cycling mechanic, reflecting the set's emphasis on flexibility and resource management.
The card features the distinct illustration of Pete Venters, a prolific artist during the game's formative years. Venters was known for a dark, visceral aesthetic that fit the aesthetic shift of the Scourge set, focusing on the macabre imagery associated with black-aligned spells. Upon its release, Skulltap was received as a standard niche card for limited play formats, valued for its ability to filter through a deck while maintaining a low mana curve.
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