Skullwinder Price
9 printings · 8 sets · first printed 2015
Skullwinder has been printed 9 times across 8 sets, first in 2015 and most recently in 2026. Right now the cheapest printing is Commander 2020 #189 at $0.15, while the most expensive is Modern Horizons 3 Commander #247 at $0.38 — about 3× more. The median across 7 priced printings is $0.28. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 9x, including dedicated reprint sets like The List, Modern Horizons 3 Commander.
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Every Skullwinder Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commander 2020 #189 (U) Cheapest | 2020 | $0.15 | $0.05 |
| Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate #256 (U) | 2022 | $0.19 | $0.01 |
| The List #C20-189 (U) | 2022 | $0.21 | — |
| Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander #207 (U) | 2024 | $0.28 | $0.02 |
| Commander 2015 #39 (U) | 2015 | $0.36 | $0.09 |
| Commander Anthology #146 (U) | 2017 | $0.37 | $0.07 |
| Modern Horizons 3 Commander #247 (U) | 2024 | $0.38 | $0.01 |
| The List #CLB-256 (U) | 2026 | — | — |
| Legendary Cube Prize Pack #87 (U) | 2015 | — | — |
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When this creature enters, return target card from your graveyard to your hand, then choose an opponent. That player returns a card from their graveyard to their hand.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 9 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
6 PrecedentsSkullwinder's enters-the-battlefield ability targets only the card in your graveyard. If that card is an illegal target as the ability tries to resolve, the ability won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. No cards will be returned to any player's hand.
You choose the opponent as the ability is resolving. You may choose an opponent with no cards in their graveyard.
You may choose an opponent with no cards in their graveyard. In that case, they will not get to return anything.
The chosen opponent gets to choose which card to return from their graveyard to their hand.
Skullwinder's enters-the-battlefield ability targets only the card in your graveyard. If that card is an illegal target as the ability tries to resolve, the ability won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. No cards will be returned to any player's hand.
You choose the target card as you put Skullwinder's triggered ability on the stack, but you don't choose an opponent until after you have returned the card to your hand.