Skorpekh Destroyer
Artifact Creature — Necron
Deathtouch
Hyperphase Threshers — Whenever an artifact you control enters, this creature gains first strike until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Warhammer 40,000 Commander
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #16497
Skorpekh Destroyer hits the board as a hasty 5/4 with menace that can swing immediately and demands two blockers — that's a closing threat, not a support piece. The cost is a steep five mana and a body that does nothing if answered before combat, so you run it in decks that already generate enough pressure to force bad blocks.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Imotekh the Stormlord
Imotekh the Stormlord generates Necron Warrior tokens that die cheaply and fuel his recursion engine, and Skorpekh Destroyer turns that board presence into a two-blocker requirement on every attack — opponents either trade down or take serious damage.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Skorpekh Destroyer is a role-player in Necron Dynasties and artifact-creature aggro shells where the combination of haste and menace converts a wide token board into an immediate closing threat. Outside that tribal context it competes with a deep pool of five-drop finishers, and most non-Necron decks will find a cleaner option at the same cost. Legacy and Vintage are legal on paper but irrelevant in practice — a 5/4 with no enters-the-battlefield effect and no protection doesn't touch those formats. Commander is the only realistic home, and even there Skorpekh Destroyer earns its slot specifically in decks helmed by commanders like Imotekh the Stormlord rather than as a generic goodstuff inclusion.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't currently available for Skorpekh Destroyer, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live number before buying. Given its narrow competitive home, it typically sits in budget territory — worth grabbing a copy if you're building Necrons, but don't expect demand to make it hard to find.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.