---
name: "Shell Skulkin"
mana_cost: "{4}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Scarecrow"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "EVE"
set_name: "Eventide"
collector_number: "173"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Cole Eastburn"
oracle_id: "82df38bc-f29b-49f8-b734-e4df6d0f645a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/shell-skulkin-eve"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Shell Skulkin
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Scarecrow
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/2

## Oracle Text
{3}: Target blue creature gains shroud until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)

> *Les épouvancrânes donnent des avantages insoupçonnés à leurs protecteurs.*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Eventide (EVE) #173
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Cole Eastburn
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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