Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon

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Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon: Legendary Creature - Phyrexian Dragon Skeleton, Double Masters. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{B}{B}
Mana value
5
Type
Legendary Creature - Phyrexian Dragon Skeleton
Colour identity
Black (B)
Power / toughness
4/4
Rarity
Mythic
Set
Double Masters (2XM)
Released
2020-08-07
Collector number
107
Artist
Chippy
Commander rank
2,686 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flying, Regenerate, Infect
Commander
Can be your commander

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About Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon

Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare black legendary creature from Double Masters (2XM), a Masters set released in August 2020. It is collector number 107 in that set, with art by Chippy. It costs {3}{B}{B} (three generic and two black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 4/4 creature. Its colour identity is black. 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 Scars of Mirrodin (2010) to Marvel Universe (2025). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $12.16 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).

Card text

Flying

Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.)

{B}: Skithiryx gains haste until end of turn.

{B}{B}: Regenerate Skithiryx.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $12.16 (as of 2026-11-03).

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

Format legality

Legality of Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon 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 Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon

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

PrintingRarityYear
Marvel Universe (MAR) #22Mythic2025
Through the Omenpaths Bonus Sheet (OMB) #22Mythic2025
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1562Mythic2025
Multiverse Legends (MUL) #147Mythic2023
Multiverse Legends (MUL) #147zMythic2023
Multiverse Legends (MUL) #17Mythic2023
Multiverse Legends (MUL) #82Mythic2023
The List (PLST) #SOM-79Mythic2020
Scars of Mirrodin (SOM) #79Mythic2010

Official rulings

Seven official rulings apply to Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon, newest first.

  • If the regeneration shield is used, Skithiryx isn't destroyed, all damage marked on Skithiryx is healed, it becomes tapped, and it's removed from combat (if applicable).
  • Activating the regeneration ability creates a replacement effect that acts like a shield, replacing the next time Skithiryx would be destroyed that turn. The shield works against effects that try to destroy Skithiryx or lethal damage that would be dealt to Skithiryx.
  • Skithiryx can regenerate even if it isn't in combat, it's already tapped, or it's undamaged.
  • Damage that a creature with infect deals doesn't result in damage being marked on a creature or a player losing life. Instead, it results in that many -1/-1 counters being put on that creature or that many poison counters being given to that player. Damage dealt to planeswalkers still results in that planeswalker losing that many loyalty counters. Damage dealt to battles still results in that battle losing that many defense counters.
  • A player who has ten or more poison counters loses the game. This is a state-based action.
  • Damage from a source with infect is damage in all respects. If the source with infect also has lifelink, damage dealt by that source also causes its controller to gain that much life. Damage from a source with infect can be prevented or redirected. Abilities that trigger on damage being dealt will trigger if a source with infect deals damage, if appropriate.
  • The -1/-1 counters remain on the creature indefinitely. They're not removed if the creature regenerates or the turn ends.

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