Skullwinder
Creature — Snake · 1/3
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.
- CommanderLegal
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- PauperNot legal
Selling Skullwinder?
Most copies of Skullwinder are worth under $1, so we buy them as bulk.
All 8 printings and prices
| Set | # | Released | Nonfoil | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The List PLST | CLB-256 | Oct 2026 | – | – |
| Modern Horizons 3 Commander M3C | 247 | Jun 2024 | $0.37 | – |
| Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander OTC | 207 | Apr 2024 | $0.28 | – |
| Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate CLB | 256 | Jun 2022 | $0.19 | $0.35 |
| The List PLST | C20-189 | Feb 2022 | $0.20 | – |
| Commander 2020 C20 | 189 | Apr 2020 | $0.15 | – |
| Commander Anthology CMA | 146 | Jun 2017 | $0.37 | – |
| Commander 2015 C15 | 39 | Nov 2015 | $0.36 | – |
TCGplayer market, near mint, Oct 16, 2026.
Recursion we have in stock
Rulings
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.
You choose the opponent as the ability is resolving. You may choose an opponent with no cards in their graveyard.
You may choose an opponent with no cards in their graveyard. In that case, they will not get to return anything.
The chosen opponent gets to choose which card to return from their graveyard to their hand.
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.
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.
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