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◇ Catalog #1562

Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon

sld·#1562·mythic·borderless

Illus. Abigail Larson

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Mar '25

1 yr ago

Value

$26.75+$1 (+4.2%)

30 days high $27 · low $24

NM$25.8

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$24–$27modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $26low $15range 67.0%n 53

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #2,682 · Niche pick

Variants

Borderless$26

Gameplay

Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Dragon Skeleton

Flying Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.) {B}: Skithiryx gains haste until end of turn. {B}{B}: Regenerate Skithiryx.

It's a rare, beautiful thing to be both protector and protected.

4/4

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 7

2025-09-19wotc

If the regeneration shield is used, Skithiryx isn't destroyed, all damage marked on Skithiryx is healed, it becomes tapped, and it's removed from combat (if applicable).

2025-09-19wotc

Activating the regeneration ability creates a replacement effect that acts like a shield, replacing the next time Skithiryx would be destroyed that turn. The shield works against effects that try to destroy Skithiryx or lethal damage that would be dealt to Skithiryx.

2025-09-19wotc

Skithiryx can regenerate even if it isn't in combat, it's already tapped, or it's undamaged.

2025-09-19

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $25.75. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $15.42 and $25.75 across 53 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SLD — the lineup includes Borderless 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 #1562 of *Secret Lair Drop*, the set that shipped alongside the March 2025 Secret Lair Drop release.

Card type: Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Dragon Skeleton, color identity black, printed at mythic. Mythic rares historically land in roughly one out of every eight boosters at standard print densities. Mana cost: {3}{B}{B} (5 converted). Keyword abilities: Flying and Infect.

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

EDHrec ranks this card #2,682 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Abigail Larson. Rarix catalogs 11 other cards credited to this artist.