Lord of Shatterskull Pass
Creature — Minotaur Shaman
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(: Put a level counter on this. Level up only as a sorcery.)
LEVEL 1-5
6/6
LEVEL 6+
6/6
Whenever this creature attacks, it deals 6 damage to each creature defending player controls.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Magic Online Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #16524
Lord of Shatterskull Pass hits hard once it levels up — six or more level counters means every attack wipes the opposing board before damage even resolves. The cost is time: you're sinking six or more mana across multiple turns into a creature that does nothing relevant until it crosses that threshold, which is a steep ask against any table applying pressure.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Sethron, Hurloon General
Sethron, Hurloon General triggers off every nontoken Minotaur entering the battlefield, and Lord of Shatterskull Pass qualifies — Sethron pumps the team and generates tokens while Lord levels up in the background, then acts as a repeatable board-wipe that clears the way for the horde to connect.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Lord of Shatterskull Pass is a fringe inclusion — the leveling cost is manageable across a longer game, and the level-6 ability is genuinely backbreaking in combat, but three opponents means three sets of removal targeting a creature that telegraphs its threat for several turns before paying off. In Legacy and Vintage, it sees no meaningful play; the formats are too fast for a creature that needs six mana spread across multiple turns to become relevant. Modern technically allows it, but the same problem applies at a smaller scale — the rate is too slow and the payoff too telegraphed for a 60-card environment. Lord of Shatterskull Pass lives and dies in Commander, specifically in Minotaur tribal builds where Sethron provides enough redundancy and speed to buy it time.
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Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data isn't available for Lord of Shatterskull Pass at the moment, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for current market rates. Given its narrow tribal application and limited competitive demand, it typically sits in bulk-rare territory and is easy to pick up cheaply.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.