---
name: "Skeletonize"
mana_cost: "{4}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: ["Regenerate"]
set: "ALA"
set_name: "Shards of Alara"
collector_number: "114"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Karl Kopinski"
oracle_id: "2a4cde8f-38e0-439b-9928-95ab23317f70"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/skeletonize-ala"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Skeletonize
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Regenerate

## Oracle Text
Skeletonize deals 3 damage to target creature. When a creature dealt damage this way dies this turn, create a 1/1 black Skeleton creature token with "{B}: Regenerate this token."

> *Огонь сжигает и плоть, и свободу.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Drudge Skeletons](/printing/drudge-skeletons-9ed.md) — Creature — Skeleton
2. [Kjeldoran Dead](/printing/kjeldoran-dead-6ed.md) — Creature — Skeleton
3. [Drudge Spell](/printing/drudge-spell-hml.md) — Enchantment
4. [Restless Dead](/printing/restless-dead-mir.md) — Creature — Skeleton
5. [Viashino Skeleton](/printing/viashino-skeleton-ala.md) — Creature — Lizard Skeleton
6. [Skeleton Scavengers](/printing/skeleton-scavengers-sth.md) — Creature — Skeleton

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shards of Alara (ALA) #114
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Karl Kopinski
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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