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Skullcrack

Red

4 printings listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Skullcrack, Breaking News printing
Breaking News OTP · No. 27 2024-04-19

Card text

{1}{R}
Instant
Players can't gain life this turn. Damage can't be prevented this turn. Skullcrack deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker.
Sterling Enforcer Can't Stand Heat, or at All
EDHREC rank #10315 Rare Not on the Reserved List
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The 4 printings

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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ✓ Legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ✓ Legal
Historic ✓ Legal
Timeless ✓ Legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ✓ Legal
Penny ∅ Not legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

4 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

Effects that would replace gaining life with another effect won't apply because it's impossible for players to gain life.

2024-01-12 · Wizards of the Coast

Spells and abilities that would cause a player to gain life or that would prevent damage still resolve, but the life-gain and damage-prevention parts have no effect.

2024-01-12 · Wizards of the Coast

Skullcrack targets only the player or planeswalker. If that player or planeswalker is an illegal target when Skullcrack tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen.

2024-01-12 · Wizards of the Coast

If an effect says to set a player's life total to a certain number and that number is higher than the player's current life total, that part of the effect won't do anything. (If the number is lower than the player's current life total, the effect will work as normal.)

2024-01-12 · Wizards of the Coast

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