Shatterskull Minotaur
Creature — Minotaur Warrior
This spell costs 
less to cast for each creature in your party. (Your party consists of up to one each of Cleric, Rogue, Warrior, and Wizard.)
Haste
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Zendikar Rising
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #25827
Shatterskull Minotaur enters with a triggered ability that makes every opponent sacrifice a creature or lose 3 life — relevant pressure the moment it hits the table. The cost is a six-mana body that doesn't close games on its own, so it earns its slot only when you're blinking or recurring it repeatedly.
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 |
In Commander, Shatterskull Minotaur finds its best home in Minotaur tribal builds or sacrifice-matters decks that can recur or flicker it to drain the table multiple times. Outside Commander, it's technically legal in Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage, but six mana for a creature with no evasion and no immediate board protection doesn't meet the bar in any of those formats. Oathbreaker is the one exception worth mentioning — a drain-focused signature spell shell could weaponize repeated enters-the-battlefield triggers — but even there, dedicated lists rarely want it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Shatterskull Minotaur is deep bulk — easy to acquire, easy to cut without regret. Bulk creatures with narrow tribal appeal rarely appreciate, so treat it as a cheap experiment rather than a long-term staple.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.