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Skullcage
UncommonMV 4
Artifact
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.
Card capabilities
Artifact
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Digital formats
Other printings
1 other English printingEarliest 2010-06-18Newest 2010-06-18Cheapest priced $0.35 in ARC
Rulings (2)
wotc1 Dec 2004
Skullcage doesn’t check hand size when it triggers, only when it resolves.
wotc1 Dec 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.
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