Skulltap
Sorcery
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Draw two cards.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Scourge
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #18462
Skulltap draws two cards for two mana — but only if you sacrifice a creature to pay for it. That rider limits it to decks that want creatures leaving the battlefield, and in those shells it pulls real weight.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Skulltap earns its slot in sacrifice-focused decks where a dying creature is a resource rather than a cost — think Korvold, Jarad, or any aristocrats shell running fodder generators. Pauper is where it sees the most competitive daylight, fueling graveyard and sacrifice synergies at common rarity where two-mana draw-two is genuinely premium. Legacy and Vintage both have access to strictly better cantrips and draw engines, so Skulltap doesn't register there outside of niche budget lists.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Skulltap is deep bulk — pick it up without a second thought if a sacrifice deck needs cheap card draw. Bulk commons at this price point don't move much in either direction, so there's no timing consideration here.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.