Skirsdag Flayer
~$0.18 low · ~$0.38 high
Black. Creature — Human Cleric
Dark Ascension #74 · Illustrated by Austin Hsu
Dark Ascension #74 · Illustrated by Austin HsuWhat is Skirsdag Flayer worth?
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Oracle text
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, Sacrifice a Human: Destroy target creature.
1/1
Certain initiates into the Skirsdag cult take a vow of blindness, pledging obedience to none but demonkind.
Format legality
The only printing of Skirsdag Flayer
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dark Ascension dka #74· 2012uncommon· Cardmarket €0.06 · €0.28 foil | uncommon | $0.18 | $0.38 | €0.06€0.28 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2012
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #24,938 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Austin Hsu
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Dark Ascension card (#74).
74
- 74Collector 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 Skirsdag Flayer, read from the Dark Ascension printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Skirsdag Flayer. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 2: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Creature is the card type. Human and Cleric 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
- 1/1: power is the combat damage it deals; toughness is how much damage destroys it.
- Illustration
- By Austin Hsu. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Dark Ascension. Silver means uncommon.
- Collector number
- 74 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Austin Hsu, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Rulings (2)
2011-01-22
Because targets are chosen before costs are paid, you can activate Skirsdag Flayer’s ability targeting itself and then sacrifice Skirsdag Flayer to pay the cost.
2011-01-22
You can sacrifice any Human you control, including Skirsdag Flayer itself.
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