Skeleton Key
~$0.27 low · ~$1.66 high
Colorless. Artifact — Equipment
Shadows over Innistrad #263 · Illustrated by Daniel Ljunggren
Shadows over Innistrad #263 · Illustrated by Daniel LjunggrenWhat is Skeleton Key worth?
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Oracle text
Equipped creature has skulk. (It can't be blocked by creatures with greater power.)
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card.
Equip 
Format legality
The only printing of Skeleton Key
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Shadows over Innistrad soi #263· 2016uncommon· Cardmarket €0.26 · €1.05 foil | uncommon | $0.27 | $1.66 | €0.26€1.05 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2016
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 1
- EDHREC rank
- #8,597 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Equip
- Artist
- Daniel Ljunggren
Rulings (2)
2016-04-08
Skulk matters only as blockers are chosen. Modifying either creature’s power after blockers are chosen won’t cause the attacking creature to become unblocked.
2016-04-08
If you cause a creature to have 0 power or less, use the actual value (which may be negative) to determine whether it can block or be blocked. A creature with skulk and 0 or less power most likely won’t be blocked, but it won’t deal combat damage and won’t trigger any abilities that trigger when combat damage is dealt.
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