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◇ Catalog #27

Skullcrack

otp·#27·rare·showcase

Illus. Mark A. Nelson

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wishlisted

Apr '24

2 yr ago

Value

$0.44+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.46 · low $0.41

NM$0.44

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.41–$0.46modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.45low $0.03range 1400.0%n 105

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #9,750 · Niche pick

Variants

Showcase$0.44

Gameplay

Instant

Players can't gain life this turn. Damage can't be prevented this turn. Skullcrack deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker.

Sterling Enforcer Can't Stand Heat, or at All

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 4

2024-01-12wotc

Effects that would replace gaining life with another effect won't apply because it's impossible for players to gain life.

2024-01-12wotc

Spells and abilities that would cause a player to gain life or that would prevent damage still resolve, but the life-gain and damage-prevention parts have no effect.

2024-01-12wotc

Skullcrack targets only the player or planeswalker. If that player or planeswalker is an illegal target when Skullcrack tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen.

2024-01-12

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.44. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.45 across 105 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from OTP — the lineup includes Showcase 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 #27 of *Breaking News*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2024 Breaking News release.

Card type: Instant, color identity red, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {1}{R} (2 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #9,750 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Mark A. Nelson. Rarix catalogs 74 other cards credited to this artist.