Pugnacious Hammerskull
Pugnacious Hammerskull: Creature - Dinosaur, Foundations Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{G}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Creature - Dinosaur
- Colour identity
- Green (G)
- Power / toughness
- 6/6
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Foundations Commander (FDC)
- Released
- 2026-10-02
- Collector number
- 220
- Artist
- Kev Walker
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About Pugnacious Hammerskull
Pugnacious Hammerskull is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare green creature from Foundations Commander (FDC), released in October 2026. It is collector number 220 in that set, with art by Kev Walker. It costs {2}{G} (two generic and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 6/6 creature. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (2023) to Foundations Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.28 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Whenever this creature attacks while you don't control another Dinosaur, put a stun counter on it. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)
"I don't know whether it hates the mycoids or just loves breaking things. I say we leave it be." -Samin, Oltec scout
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.28 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Pugnacious Hammerskull by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Pugnacious Hammerskull
Pugnacious Hammerskull has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI) #208 | Rare | 2023 |
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI) #328 | Rare | 2023 |
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Promos (PLCI) #208p | Rare | 2023 |
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Promos (PLCI) #208s | Rare | 2023 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Pugnacious Hammerskull.
- If you didn't control another Dinosaur when you declared Pugnacious Hammerskull as an attacker, it doesn't matter whether or not you control one as its ability resolves. You'll still put a stun counter on Pugnacious Hammerskull.
Similar cards
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