Skeletal Kathari
~$0.09 low · ~$0.35 high
Black. Creature — Bird Skeleton
Shards of Alara #88 · Illustrated by Carl Critchlow
Shards of Alara #88 · Illustrated by Carl CritchlowWhat is Skeletal Kathari worth?
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Oracle text
Flying
, Sacrifice a creature: Regenerate this creature.
3/2
Undeath doesn't end the kathari's search for carrion; it only removes one corpse from the Dregscape.
Format legality
The only printing of Skeletal Kathari
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Shards of Alara ala #88· 2008common· Cardmarket €0.06 · €0.16 foil | common | $0.09 | $0.35 | €0.06€0.16 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2008
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 5
- EDHREC rank
- #29,091 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Flying, Regenerate
- Artist
- Carl Critchlow
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Shards of Alara card (#88).
88
- 88Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Skeletal Kathari, read from the Shards of Alara printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Skeletal Kathari. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 5: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Creature is the card type. Bird and Skeleton are subtypes, after the dash.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Power / toughness
- 3/2: power is the combat damage it deals; toughness is how much damage destroys it.
- Illustration
- By Carl Critchlow. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Shards of Alara. Black or white means common.
- Collector number
- 88 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Carl Critchlow, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Keywords
- FlyingCR 702.9
- It can be blocked only by creatures with flying or reach.
- RegenerateCR 701.19
- The next time it would be destroyed this turn, instead remove all damage from it, tap it and remove it from combat.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
Rulings (1)
2008-10-01
You may sacrifice Skeletal Kathari to pay for its own regeneration ability. If you do, however, it won’t regenerate. It’ll just end up in its owner’s graveyard as a result of the sacrifice.
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