The Skullspore Nexus
~$10.39 low · ~$15.06 high
Green. Legendary Artifact
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan #212 · Illustrated by Daarken
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan #212 · Illustrated by DaarkenWhat is The Skullspore Nexus worth?
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~$15.06
Promo foil · The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Promos #212s
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Oracle text
This spell costs 
less to cast, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control.
Whenever one or more nontoken creatures you control die, create a green Fungus Dinosaur creature token with base power and toughness each equal to the total power of those creatures.
, 
: Double target creature's power until end of turn.
Format legality
All 4 printings of The Skullspore Nexus
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The Lost Caverns of Ixalan lci #212· 2023mythic· Cardmarket €9.22 · €8.34 foil | mythic | $13.93 | $12.57 | €9.22€8.34 foil | |
 The Lost Caverns of Ixalan lci #340· 2023Borderlessmythic· Cardmarket €7.95 · €9.37 foil | mythic | $10.39 | $13.89 | €7.95€9.37 foil | |
 The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Promos plci #212p· 2023Promomythic· Cardmarket €7.71 · €7.19 foil | mythic | $12.82 | $11.54 | €7.71€7.19 foil | |
 The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Promos plci #212s· 2023Promomythic· Cardmarket €8.66 foil | mythic | No non-foil printing | $15.06 | €8.66 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2023
- Printings
- 4
- Mana value
- 8
- EDHREC rank
- #1,650 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Double
- Artists
- Daarken, Mónica Robles Corzo
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the The Lost Caverns of Ixalan card (#212).
0212 · LCI · M · EN
- 0212Collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- LCISet code for The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
- MMythic rare
- ENPrinted in English
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Card breakdown
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Top: name and cost
Art and type line
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Bottom: stats and the info line
Keywords
- DoubleCR 701.10
- Defined in the Comprehensive Rules at the rule above.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
Rulings (4)
2023-11-10
The first step of casting a spell is to move it to the stack. If this causes the greatest power among creatures you control to change (for example, if you control a creature with "This creature's power is equal to the number of cards in your hand"), that new power will be used to determine the cost reduction.
2023-11-10
Use the power of the nontoken creatures that died as they last existed on the battlefield to determine the base power and toughness of the token created by the middle ability.
2023-11-10
To double a creature's power, that creature gets +X/+0, where X is that creature's power as The Skullspore Nexus's activated ability resolves.
2023-11-10
Once you determine the cost to cast The Skullspore Nexus, you may activate abilities to pay that cost. If the greatest power among creatures you control changes while activating mana abilities, the cost to cast The Skullspore Nexus remains what you previously determined.
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