Deepfathom Skulker

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Deepfathom Skulker: Creature - Eldrazi, Oath of the Gatewatch. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{5}{U}
Mana value
6
Type
Creature - Eldrazi
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Power / toughness
4/4
Rarity
Rare
Set
Oath of the Gatewatch (OGW)
Released
2016-01-22
Collector number
43
Artist
Joseph Meehan
Commander rank
6,825 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Devoid

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About Deepfathom Skulker

Deepfathom Skulker is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare colourless creature from Oath of the Gatewatch (OGW), an expansion set released in January 2016. It is collector number 43 in that set, with art by Joseph Meehan. It costs {5}{U} (five generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 6. It is a 4/4 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Oath of the Gatewatch (2016) to Modern Horizons 3 Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.29 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Devoid (This card has no color.)

Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card.

{3}{C}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn. ({C} represents colorless mana.)

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.29 (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 Deepfathom Skulker by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Deepfathom Skulker

Deepfathom Skulker has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Modern Horizons 3 Commander (M3C) #180Rare2024
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #59663Rare2017
Oath of the Gatewatch Promos (POGW) #43Rare2016
Oath of the Gatewatch Promos (POGW) #43sRare2016

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Deepfathom Skulker.

  • Activating Deepfathom Skulker’s last ability after it’s been legally blocked won’t change or undo that block. The declare attackers step is the last time you can activate the ability and have it be effective.

Similar cards

Other creature cards with a blue colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.

In these precons

Deepfathom Skulker is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

In these card lists

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