Tidehollow Sculler
Artifact Creature — Zombie
When this creature enters, target opponent reveals their hand and you choose a nonland card from it. Exile that card.
When this creature leaves the battlefield, return the exiled card to its owner's hand.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Modern Event Deck 2014
- Price
- $0.25
- EDHREC rank
- #21048
Tidehollow Sculler hits the table and immediately strips the most dangerous card from an opponent's hand — at two mana, that's an effect that costs three or four in most other forms. The catch is the delayed return when it dies, but in decks that exploit enters-the-battlefield triggers or sacrifice it on purpose, that downside flips into a feature.
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 |
In Modern, Tidehollow Sculler is a staple of Orzhov and Esper "flicker" and sacrifice strategies, where bouncing or killing it in response to its own trigger permanently exiles the card rather than returning it — a known interaction that makes it punch well above its mana cost. Legacy treats it as a reasonable but not dominant discard piece, overshadowed by the raw speed of Thoughtseize and Force of Will environments. In Commander, Tidehollow Sculler is best in Aristocrats or blink shells led by commanders like Kambal or Teysa, where its triggered removal can be exploited repeatedly or held hostage; as a single-target discard effect in a four-player format it's situationally useful but not universally strong.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.25 bulk tier
At $0.25, Tidehollow Sculler is deep bulk — cheap enough to slot into any build without hesitation. It has enough competitive Modern history to hold a stable floor, but don't expect meaningful price movement given multiple printings.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.