Spellskite

Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB) #873 · Rare · Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Horror

Mana cost: {2}

{U/P}: Change a target of target spell or ability to this creature. ({U/P} can be paid with either {U} or 2 life.)

"Let's show Vorinclex that progress doesn't always need teeth or claws."
—Malcator, Executor of Synthesis

Power/toughness 0/4 · Illustrated by Chippy · Released June 10, 2022

Prices

Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: down $0.01 USD (0.1%) to $8.10 USD; low $7.56 USD, high $8.35 USD.

Printings

  1. Secret Lair Drop #2325 (SLD) · Rare · 2025 · $15.52 USD
  2. Secret Lair Drop #2340 (SLD) · Rare · 2025 · $24.49 USD foil
  3. Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate #873 (this printing) · Rare · 2022 · $8.10 USD
  4. Secret Lair Drop #277 (SLD) · Rare · 2021 · $11.15 USD
  5. Secret Lair Drop #587 (SLD) · Rare · 2021 · $8.63 USD foil
  6. Double Masters #289 (2XM) · Rare · 2020 · $8.08 USD
  7. Judge Gift Cards 2017 #7 (J17) · Rare · 2017 · $57.80 USD foil
  8. Magic Online Promos #62533 (PRM) · Rare · 2016
  9. Modern Masters 2015 #230 (MM2) · Rare · 2015 · $7.35 USD
  10. New Phyrexia #159 (NPH) · Rare · 2011 · $7.83 USD

Legality

Rulings

  1. 2020-08-07 · wotc — If a spell or ability has a variable number of targets, you can't change the number of targets.
  2. 2020-08-07 · wotc — If Spellskite leaves the battlefield before its ability resolves or otherwise becomes an illegal target for the target spell or ability before its ability resolves, no targets are changed.
  3. 2020-08-07 · wotc — You can activate Spellskite's ability even if Spellskite isn't a legal target for the target spell or ability—or even if that spell or ability has no targets. In this case, no targets are changed.
  4. 2020-08-07 · wotc — If the spell or ability has multiple instances of the word “target,” you choose which one target you're changing to Spellskite as Spellskite's ability resolves.
  5. 2020-08-07 · wotc — If a spell or ability has multiple targets but doesn't use the word “target” multiple times, such as the ability of Deepglow Skate, you can only change one of the targets to Spellskite.
  6. 2020-08-07 · wotc — If changing one target of a spell or ability to Spellskite would make other targets of that spell or ability illegal, that target can't be changed to Spellskite.

Played in these commander decks

  1. Captain N'ghathrod · in 59% of 49 decks
  2. Niv-Mizzet, Parun · in 14% of 42 decks
  3. Stella Lee, Wild Card · in 11% of 45 decks
  4. Sharuum the Hegemon · in 10% of 48 decks
  5. Jon Irenicus, Shattered One · in 8% of 50 decks
  6. Elrond, Moon-Reader · in 8% of 39 decks
  7. Vivi Ornitier · in 7% of 46 decks

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