---
name: "Possessed Skaab"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Zombie"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "PIO"
set_name: "Pioneer Masters"
collector_number: "237"
rarity: "common"
artist: "John Stanko"
oracle_id: "a42b567d-6bfc-49e7-8f91-917e2bb3046c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/possessed-skaab-pio"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Possessed Skaab
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Zombie
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/2

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, return target instant, sorcery, or creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
If this creature would die, exile it instead.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Repository Skaab](/printing/repository-skaab-dbl.md) — Creature — Zombie
2. [Havengul Skaab](/printing/havengul-skaab-avr.md) — Creature — Zombie Horror
3. [Relentless Skaabs](/printing/relentless-skaabs-ddq.md) — Creature — Zombie
4. [Headless Skaab](/printing/headless-skaab-dka.md) — Creature — Zombie Warrior
5. [Gravedigger](/printing/gravedigger-9ed.md) — Creature — Zombie
6. [Zombify](/printing/zombify-wc03.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Pioneer Masters (PIO) #237
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** John Stanko
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`