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The Skullspore Nexus

{6}{G}{G}

Legendary Artifact

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Promo
Prerelease
Finishes
Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Illustrator
Daarken
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardLegal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardLegal
This spell costs {X} less to cast, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control. Whenever one or more nontoken creatures you control die, create a green Fungus Dinosaur creature token with base power and toughness each equal to the total power of those creatures. {2}, {T}: Double target creature's power until end of turn.
Plays as:
Discounted SpellCreature Token Maker
Market · per finishtrend updated 17h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
$17.99 low$7.99 gap
Cheapest playable copy$10.69· across 4 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Price history

last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scale
Foil$15.06+48.2%30D
30D range$10.16to$15.06Since Feb 2024:H $15.46L $6.72

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    Limited Aid Tool · $54.32

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Combos

Rulings

4 · latest Nov 10, 2023
  • WotCNov 10, 2023

    Once you determine the cost to cast The Skullspore Nexus, you may activate abilities to pay that cost. If the greatest power among creatures you control changes while activating mana abilities, the cost to cast The Skullspore Nexus remains what you previously determined.

  • WotCNov 10, 2023

    The first step of casting a spell is to move it to the stack. If this causes the greatest power among creatures you control to change (for example, if you control a creature with "This creature's power is equal to the number of cards in your hand"), that new power will be used to determine the cost reduction.

  • WotCNov 10, 2023

    To double a creature's power, that creature gets +X/+0, where X is that creature's power as The Skullspore Nexus's activated ability resolves.

  • WotCNov 10, 2023

    Use the power of the nontoken creatures that died as they last existed on the battlefield to determine the base power and toughness of the token created by the middle ability.