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◇ Catalog #151

Skullcage

5dn·#151·uncommon·foil

Illus. Ron Spencer

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jun '04

22 yr ago

Value

$2.70+$1 (+46.6%)

30 days high $1.70 · low $1.16

Volatility · high

EUR€0.60USD$1.70TIX0.03 tix

NM$1.70

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.14–$1.73

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.70low $0.03range 5566.7%n 52

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #17,082 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$1.70

Nonfoil$0.34

Gameplay

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.

Only a focused mind can survive it.

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHlegal

Rulings · 2

2004-12-01wotc

Skullcage’s ability deals damage if the player has zero, one, two, five, or more than five cards in hand when its ability resolves.

2004-12-01wotc

Skullcage doesn’t check hand size when it triggers, only when it resolves.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 6 days ago at $1.70, up from $1.16 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $1.70 across 52 observations — a volatile band. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from 5DN — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #151 of *Fifth Dawn*, the set that shipped alongside the June 2004 Fifth Dawn release.

Card type: Artifact, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {4} (4 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #17,082 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Ron Spencer. Rarix catalogs 790 other cards credited to this artist.