---
name: "Shatterskull Charger"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Giant Warrior"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Haste", "Trample", "Kicker"]
set: "ZNR"
set_name: "Zendikar Rising"
collector_number: "159"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Lius Lasahido"
oracle_id: "571f9d80-9c37-474e-9524-400e7a238e2c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/shatterskull-charger-znr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Shatterskull Charger
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Giant Warrior
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/3
- **Keywords:** Haste, Trample, Kicker

## Oracle Text
Kicker {2}
Trample, haste
If this creature was kicked, it enters with a +1/+1 counter on it.
At the beginning of your end step, if this creature doesn't have a +1/+1 counter on it, return it to its owner's hand.

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Zendikar Rising (ZNR) #159
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Lius Lasahido
- **Total Printings:** 18 across all historical editions

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