Mardu Skullhunter
Creature — Human Warrior
This creature enters tapped.
Raid — When this creature enters, if you attacked this turn, target opponent discards a card.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Khans of Tarkir
- Price
- $0.02
- EDHREC rank
- #26628
Mardu Skullhunter enters tapped and makes one opponent discard blind — a two-mana 2/1 that trades tempo for a one-for-one disruption effect. The raid clause means you only get the discard if you attacked first, so it asks a lot and delivers the bare minimum.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Mardu Skullhunter is too shallow — forcing a single opponent to discard one card at random barely registers at a four-player table, and entering tapped means it can't block the turn you play it. Pauper is the one format where Mardu Skullhunter earns a second look, since the card pool is narrow enough that tempo-efficient discard on a body has marginal use in aggressive black shells. In Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage it's simply outclassed — Thoughtseize and its peers cost one mana, hit any nonland card, and don't require you to have attacked.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.02 bulk tier
At $0.02, Mardu Skullhunter is deep bulk — the price reflects the demand accurately. There's no niche application likely to move that number.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.