Skyclave Relic
Artifact
Kicker 
Indestructible
When this artifact enters, if it was kicked, create two tapped tokens that are copies of this artifact.
: Add one mana of any color.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Zendikar Rising
- Price
- $2.16
- EDHREC rank
- #2308
Skyclave Relic enters as three Treasure tokens under foretell's discount, making it one of the most mana-efficient artifact-payoff pieces in Commander. The foretell cost lets you bank it on turn two and cash in on turn three, and Gimbal, Gremlin Prodigy turns every one of those Treasures into a free artifact trigger.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gimbal, Gremlin Prodigy
Gimbal, Gremlin Prodigy is the obvious home — Skyclave Relic drops three Treasures onto the battlefield simultaneously, which means three separate artifact ETB triggers to exploit and three Gremlin tokens if Gimbal has his ability online.
Roxanne, Starfall Savant
Roxanne, Starfall Savant cares about mana from non-land sources, and Skyclave Relic's three Treasures immediately convert into three mana the turn you cash them in, accelerating Roxanne's meteorite-heavy game plan.
Chiss-Goria, Forge Tyrant
Chiss-Goria, Forge Tyrant can exile Skyclave Relic off the top with its affinity trigger, and three Treasures hitting the board is exactly the kind of cheap artifact cluster that inflates Chiss-Goria's affinity count for future spells.
Belbe, Corrupted Observer
Belbe, Corrupted Observer generates colorless mana whenever opponents lose life, and Skyclave Relic fills the slot of a reliable, color-agnostic ramp piece that doesn't depend on that condition to function — critical insurance in a two-color shell.
Alibou, Ancient Witness
Alibou, Ancient Witness triggers off tapped artifacts, and Skyclave Relic produces three Treasures that tap for mana — each one feeds Alibou's damage-and-scry payoff the turn they hit the table.
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 |
Commander is where Skyclave Relic earns its keep — three Treasures for three mana under foretell is strong ramp math, and artifact-matters commanders treat it as a multi-trigger engine rather than just acceleration. In Modern and Pioneer it sees only fringe play, mostly in artifact synergy shells that want redundant pieces alongside Treasure producers, but it rarely wins the slot over cheaper alternatives. Legacy and Vintage have enough broken mana infrastructure that Skyclave Relic doesn't compete. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander in what it wants from the card, so any artifact-focused signature spell build is a reasonable home.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$2.16 cheap tier
At $2.16, Skyclave Relic sits comfortably in the budget-ramp tier — cheap enough to include without deliberation in any artifact or Treasure-matters deck. It's a staple-level effect at a non-staple price, and that gap is unlikely to close unless a breakout artifact commander spikes demand.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Gimbal, Gremlin Prodigy
- Roxanne, Starfall Savant
- Chiss-Goria, Forge Tyrant
- Belbe, Corrupted Observer
- Alibou, Ancient Witness
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.