Skull Collector
Creature — Ogre Warrior
At the beginning of your upkeep, return a black creature you control to its owner's hand.
: Regenerate this creature.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Saviors of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.32
- EDHREC rank
- #19780
Skull Collector gives you a repeatable hand-return engine for creatures — every upkeep, you're pulling something back from the graveyard at the cost of returning a creature from hand. The catch is mandatory and symmetrical, so it rewards decks that weaponize the bounce rather than just tolerate it.
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 |
Commander is where Skull Collector does its real work — the mandatory upkeep trigger becomes an asset in decks built around reanimation, enters-the-battlefield effects, or graveyard loops, and 100-card singleton means you're more likely to need that recursion. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but invisible; the formats move too fast for a three-mana 3/3 with a slow, symmetrical engine. Modern has enough graveyard synergy to make the effect interesting in theory, but the competition at the three-drop slot is brutal and the symmetry is a real liability without dedicated support.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.32 bulk tier
At $0.32, Skull Collector is deep bulk — easy to pick up without a second thought. Niche recursion pieces at this price rarely spike unless a commander printing pushes them into the spotlight, so don't expect movement unless something breaks the bounce-your-own-creatures archetype wide open.
Explore
Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.