Marang River Skeleton
Creature — Skeleton
: Regenerate this creature.
Megamorph 
(You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for . Turn it face up any time for its megamorph cost and put a +1/+1 counter on it.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Dragons of Tarkir
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #22439
Marang River Skeleton is a recursive black creature that keeps coming back from the graveyard for one mana, making it effectively unkillable as long as you have mana open. The cost is that it never blocks — you're paying for persistence, not presence.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Marang River Skeleton earns its keep in Commander, where repeated sacrifice outlets, aristocrats payoffs, and graveyard synergies reward a creature that returns to the battlefield on demand. Outside Commander, it's too slow and too narrow — Modern and Pioneer have recursive threats that actually apply pressure, and Marang River Skeleton's no-blocking clause is a real liability in those faster formats. Legacy and Vintage are theoretically legal, but no competitive shell there wants a one-power creature whose entire pitch is "hard to kill."
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Marang River Skeleton is deep bulk — you can pick up a playset for under fifty cents. That price is stable; there's no breakout combo or spike demand that would move it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.