Skyshroud Claim
Sorcery
Search your library for up to two Forest cards, put them onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $1.03
- EDHREC rank
- #290
Skyshroud Claim puts two untapped forests onto the battlefield for four mana — that's two mana sources entering ready to use, which means it effectively costs two and accelerates you into your five- and six-drop the same turn you cast it. Any green deck with a high curve runs it, and Radha, Heir to Keld in particular wants it because the untapped lands feed directly into her combat-damage mana ability.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Radha, Heir to Keld
Radha, Heir to Keld's ability produces mana only during combat, so every land that enters untapped is a land that can contribute to her engine immediately — Skyshroud Claim is one of the few four-mana ramp spells that pays for itself the same turn.
Ruby, Daring Tracker
Ruby, Daring Tracker wants to be attacking early and casting large threats off the back of that pressure, and Skyshroud Claim's two untapped forests let Ruby's deck skip straight to the expensive payoffs without losing a tempo step.
Quandrix, the Proof
Quandrix, the Proof scales its effects with land count, so the raw two-land jump from Skyshroud Claim is more than ramp — it's a direct power multiplier for whatever Quandrix, the Proof does next.
Maelstrom Wanderer
Maelstrom Wanderer costs eight mana and wants to cascade into other expensive spells, so front-loading land development with Skyshroud Claim is how you reach that eight-mana threshold a full turn ahead of schedule.
Hearthhull, the Worldseed
Hearthhull, the Worldseed rewards players for having lots of lands in play, making Skyshroud Claim's two-land haul a natural fit — it advances the battlefield presence Hearthhull, the Worldseed needs to execute its game plan.
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 |
Commander is where Skyshroud Claim lives — the format's longer games and higher mana requirements make two untapped lands for four mana a genuine tempo gain rather than a break-even trade. In Pauper it's a legal option for green ramp shells, though the format's lower curves mean the untapped clause matters less and Cultivate-style options often compete on consistency. Legacy and Vintage allow it, but neither format's pace gives a four-mana sorcery the space to resolve without a significant downside, so Skyshroud Claim stays benched there. The card is cleanly absent from Modern, Pioneer, and Standard, which removes any cross-format constructed relevance and keeps its identity squarely as a Commander staple.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.03 cheap tier
At $1.03, Skyshroud Claim sits at the floor of staple pricing — it's cheap enough that there's no meaningful budget alternative worth hunting down instead. The price has stayed stable because demand is broad but not spikey, so expect it to hold in the one-to-two dollar range indefinitely.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.