Skullcage
Artifact
5DNFifth Dawn#151uncommon
Foil
Only a focused mind can survive it.
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2003
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 1283
- Illustrator
- Ron Spencer
- Found in
- Fifth Dawn MTGO Redemption Foil · Fifth Dawn MTGO Redemption · Fifth Dawn Booster Pack
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, this artifact deals 2 damage to that player unless they have exactly three or exactly four cards in hand.
Market · per finishspark updated 5h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.35
$0.18 low$0.16 gap
Foil+0.0%
$1.70
$0.66 low-$0.24 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
Buylist
Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.35as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $0.36L $0.22since Feb 2024$0.18
$0.02
$0.16+89% · normal spread
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Foil
$1.70as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $2.00L $0.17since Feb 2024$0.66
$0.90
-$0.24-36% · buylist > ask
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Cheapest playable copy$0.35· across 2 printings
Rulings
2 · latest Dec 1, 2004 · one tap opens all
- WotCDec 1, 2004
Skullcage doesn’t check hand size when it triggers, only when it resolves.
- WotCDec 1, 2004
Skullcage’s ability deals damage if the player has zero, one, two, five, or more than five cards in hand when its ability resolves.