Skirk Shaman
Creature — Goblin Shaman
This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or red creatures.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Duel Decks Anthology: Elves vs. Goblins
- Price
- $0.21
- EDHREC rank
- #22275
Skirk Shaman enters the battlefield and deals 2 damage to target player or planeswalker — a relevant ping stapled to a 2/2 body for three mana. The rate is mediocre by any competitive standard, but in Goblin tribal it clocks a planeswalker, chips at a life total, and holds a sword.
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, Skirk Shaman is a role-player in Goblin tribal decks that need every body to contribute something on entry — the 2 damage matters most when it kills a planeswalker that would otherwise ult. In Pauper, the common frame is where it sees the most scrutiny, but three mana for a 2/2 with a fixed-target ping competes poorly against Goblin Grenade and similar payoffs. Legacy and Vintage have zero interest — the formats move faster than a three-drop ETB can keep up with. Skirk Shaman is a Commander card, full stop, and only in decks that can guarantee the Goblin synergy density to make a modest body worth a slot.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.21 bulk tier
At $0.21, Skirk Shaman is deep bulk — pick it up from a commons box rather than a single purchase. The price is stable because demand is narrow; this isn't a card that spikes, it's just cheap filler for the tribal player who wants every Goblin to do something on the way in.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.