---
name: "Showdown of the Skalds"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Enchantment — Saga"
colors: ["R", "W"]
color_identity: ["R", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "KHM"
set_name: "Kaldheim"
collector_number: "229"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Steven Belledin"
oracle_id: "6107f9aa-3373-4166-b4b8-a26fd6d69c72"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/showdown-of-the-skalds-khm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Showdown of the Skalds
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Saga

## Oracle Text
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Exile the top four cards of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play those cards.
II, III — Whenever you cast a spell this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [The Flux](/printing/the-flux-who.md) — Enchantment — Saga
2. [The World Spell](/printing/the-world-spell-pdmu.md) — Enchantment — Saga
3. [Fall of the First Civilization](/printing/fall-of-the-first-civilization-acr.md) — Enchantment — Saga
4. [Summon: Brynhildr](/printing/summon-brynhildr-pfin.md) — Enchantment Creature — Saga Knight
5. [Summon: Esper Valigarmanda](/printing/summon-esper-valigarmanda-fic.md) — Enchantment Creature — Saga Drake
6. [Battle of Frost and Fire](/printing/battle-of-frost-and-fire-khm.md) — Enchantment — Saga

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Kaldheim (KHM) #229
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Steven Belledin
- **Total Printings:** 14 across all historical editions

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