Skirsdag Flayer
Creature — Human Cleric
, 
, Sacrifice a Human: Destroy target creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Dark Ascension
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #23552
Skirsdag Flayer trades a Human and two mana to destroy any creature — repeatable, unconditional removal stapled to a two-drop body. The setup cost is real, but in a deck that generates Human tokens or recurs creatures, you're paying almost nothing for Murder on demand.
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, Skirsdag Flayer belongs in Human-tribal builds or any aristocrats shell that treats creatures as a resource — Teysa Karlov, Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver, and similar commanders generate the fodder that makes the activation trivial. In Legacy and Vintage it's unplayable; those formats don't need a two-mana activation to kill something when faster, cheaper options exist. Modern has enough Human synergy to make the card theoretically functional, but the activation cost is too slow for a format that punishes tap-out turns, so it stays out of competitive lists. Skirsdag Flayer's ceiling is squarely in Commander, and only in the right shell.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Skirsdag Flayer is deep bulk — you're picking it out of a commons box, not tracking it down. The price won't move; it's a niche role-player with no crossover appeal outside Commander, so there's no pressure to acquire it at any particular time.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.