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◇ Catalog #79

Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon

som·#79·mythic·nonfoil

Illus. Chippy

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wishlisted

Oct '10

16 yr ago

Value

$12.79+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $12 · low $11

NM$11.8

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$11–$12modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $12low $0.02range 58850.0%n 46

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

Foil$54

Nonfoil$12

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.

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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 $11.79. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $11.79 across 46 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from SOM — 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 #79 of *Scars of Mirrodin*, the set that shipped alongside the October 2010 Scars of Mirrodin 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 Chippy. Rarix catalogs 421 other cards credited to this artist.