Drill-Skimmer
Artifact Creature — Thopter
Flying
This creature has shroud as long as you control another artifact creature. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Darksteel
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #26307
Drill-Skimmer is a four-mana 2/1 flyer with shroud, which means it connects reliably but hits for almost nothing — the protection is doing the heavy lifting on a body that doesn't threaten anyone. Niche equipment or Voltron shells are the only homes where that shroud clause earns its roster spot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Drill-Skimmer is a role-player in dedicated equipment and Voltron builds — the shroud matters because opponents will try to strip your suit of equipment by killing the wearer, and a 2/1 body that can't be targeted slows that plan down. Outside of that niche, four mana for a 2/1 is unplayable in any competitive context. In Pauper, where commons are the ceiling, Drill-Skimmer is too expensive and too small to compete with aggressive flyers that cost less and hit harder. Legacy and Vintage don't touch it — the floor for playable creatures in those formats is several tiers above what Drill-Skimmer offers.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Drill-Skimmer is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and postage, not the card. It won't appreciate; the demand ceiling is narrow Commander lists where no better shroud-flyer fits the budget.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.