Batterskull

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Batterskull: Artifact - Equipment, Double Masters. Living weapon. Equipped creature gets +4/+4 and has vigilance and lifelink. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{5}
Mana value
5
Type
Artifact - Equipment
Colour identity
Colourless
Rarity
Mythic
Set
Double Masters (2XM)
Released
2020-08-07
Collector number
234
Artist
Mark Zug
Commander rank
5,000 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Equip, Living weapon

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About Batterskull

Batterskull is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare colourless artifact from Double Masters (2XM), a Masters set released in August 2020. It is collector number 234 in that set, with art by Mark Zug. It costs {5} (five generic mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It has no colour identity. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 7 sets, from New Phyrexia (2011) to The List (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $5.16 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Living weapon (When this Equipment enters, create a 0/0 black Phyrexian Germ creature token, then attach this to it.)

Equipped creature gets +4/+4 and has vigilance and lifelink.

{3}: Return this Equipment to its owner's hand.

Equip {5}

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $5.16 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Batterskull by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Batterskull

Batterskull has been printed in 7 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Arena Anthology 3 (AA3) #20Mythic2025
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1206Mythic2023
The List (PLST) #NPH-130Mythic2022
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #82860Mythic2020
Double Masters (2XM) #356Mythic2020
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #51930Mythic2014
Grand Prix Promos (PGPX) #2014Mythic2014
New Phyrexia (NPH) #130Mythic2011

Official rulings

Five official rulings apply to Batterskull, newest first.

  • The ability to return Batterskull to its owner's hand can be activated only if Batterskull is on the battlefield. If Batterskull is no longer on the battlefield when the ability resolves, Batterskull remains in its new zone and isn't returned to its owner's hand.
  • If the Germ token is destroyed, the Equipment remains on the battlefield as with any other Equipment.
  • If the living weapon trigger causes two Germs to be created (due to an effect such as that of Doubling Season), the Equipment becomes attached to one of them. The other will be put into your graveyard and subsequently cease to exist, unless another effect raises its toughness above 0.
  • The Germ token enters the battlefield as a 0/0 creature and the Equipment becomes attached to it before state-based actions would cause the token to die. Abilities that trigger as the token enters the battlefield see that a 0/0 creature entered the battlefield.
  • Like other Equipment, each Equipment with living weapon has an equip cost. You can pay this cost to attach an Equipment to another creature you control. Once the Germ token is no longer equipped, it will be put into your graveyard and subsequently cease to exist, unless another effect raises its toughness above 0.

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