Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Skeleton Key
Shadows over Innistrad · #263 · uncommon · 2016
Artifact — Equipment
Listings
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Market reference
$0.32
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 263 / 302
- Release year
- 2016
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Illustrator
- Daniel Ljunggren
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2016-04-08
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Mana value
- 1
- Type
- Artifact
Also does
Strategy & play
How Skeleton Key plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
How to beat Skeleton Key
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
More by Daniel Ljunggren
This card was illustrated by Daniel Ljunggren.
About this card
Mana cost: {1}
Type: Artifact — Equipment
Equipped creature has skulk. (It can't be blocked by creatures with greater power.) Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card. Equip {2}
Keywords: Equip
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.32 |
| USD (foil) | $1.76 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.20 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.95 |
| MTGO tix | 0.03 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Skeleton Key is real?
Skeleton Key is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Skeleton Key worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Skeleton Key is $0.32; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Skeleton Key from?
Skeleton Key is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Shadows over Innistrad" in the expansion series, released in 2016.
What rarity is Skeleton Key?
Skeleton Key is a uncommon card in the Shadows over Innistrad set.
