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Skullwinder

{2}{G}

Creature — Snake

CLBCommander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate#256uncommon
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 25–680
Illustrator
Joe Slucher
Found in
Commander Legends Battle for Baldurs Gate Draft Booster Pack · Commander Legends Battle for Baldurs Gate Set Booster Pack · 2 more
Printings8Combos171EDHREC rank#3,602
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Deathtouch When this creature enters, return target card from your graveyard to your hand, then choose an opponent. That player returns a card from their graveyard to their hand.
1/3
Deathtouch
Plays as:
Etb ValueRecursion
Market · per finishspark updated 3h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+13.3%
$0.17
$0.04 low$0.00 gapTCGplayer
Foil-2.8%
$0.35
$0.07 low-$0.01 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.15· across 8 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

6 · latest Jun 10, 2022
  • WotCJun 10, 2022

    Skullwinder's enters-the-battlefield ability targets only the card in your graveyard. If that card is an illegal target as the ability tries to resolve, the ability won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. No cards will be returned to any player's hand.

  • WotCJun 10, 2022

    The chosen opponent gets to choose which card to return from their graveyard to their hand.

  • WotCJun 10, 2022

    You choose the target card as you put Skullwinder's triggered ability on the stack, but you don't choose an opponent until after you have returned the card to your hand.

  • WotCJun 10, 2022

    You may choose an opponent with no cards in their graveyard. In that case, they will not get to return anything.

  • WotCNov 4, 2015

    Skullwinder's enters-the-battlefield ability targets only the card in your graveyard. If that card is an illegal target as the ability tries to resolve, the ability won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. No cards will be returned to any player's hand.

  • WotCNov 4, 2015

    You choose the opponent as the ability is resolving. You may choose an opponent with no cards in their graveyard.