Skullcage
Artifact
ARCArchenemy#115uncommon
Only a focused mind can survive it.
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2003
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster
- Illustrator
- Ron Spencer
- Found in
- Archenemy Theme Deck Assemble the Doomsday Machine
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 6h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.37
$0.25 low$0.22 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
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Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.37as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $0.37L $0.25since Feb 2024$0.25
$0.03
$0.22+88% · normal spread
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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.