Skyclave Plunder
Sorcery
Look at the top X cards of your library, where X is three plus the number of creatures in your party. Put three of those cards into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. (Your party consists of up to one each of Cleric, Rogue, Warrior, and Wizard.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Zendikar Rising
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #19217
Skyclave Plunder puts three cards in your hand for five mana — conditional on controlling The Destined Warrior or another party member, but when that condition is live, it's a clean three-for-one at sorcery speed. Five mana is the honest cost of that kind of refuel, and in the decks that want it, the condition is almost never a hurdle.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
The Destined Warrior
The Destined Warrior satisfies Skyclave Plunder's party condition by default, so every copy you cast draws three cards with zero setup — it's the kind of guaranteed card advantage engine that makes a five-mana sorcery worth slotting into the 99 at all.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Skyclave Plunder is a Commander card through and through — the party mechanic rewards the tribal and multi-class creature builds that Commander naturally encourages, and drawing three cards for five mana is far more palatable at a 40-life table where the game goes long. In Modern and Pioneer, five mana for a conditional draw spell competes with unconditional options that cost less and don't require board state, so Skyclave Plunder doesn't see serious competitive play in those formats. Legacy and Vintage have no interest either — the efficiency bar is simply too high. Oathbreaker gives it a narrow home if your signature spell or planeswalker enables the condition, but Commander is where Skyclave Plunder actually belongs.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Skyclave Plunder is deep bulk — you're picking it out of a dollar bin or grabbing a playset for the price of a pack of gum. That price reflects its narrow playability: it's a staple in the specific decks that want it and invisible everywhere else, so don't expect it to appreciate.
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Sources
Mentioned
- The Destined Warrior
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.