---
name: "Skirk Volcanist"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Goblin"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Morph"]
set: "SCG"
set_name: "Scourge"
collector_number: "104"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Matt Cavotta"
oracle_id: "cbcf6924-3e97-4940-867a-3cedd4052c9f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/skirk-volcanist-scg"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Skirk Volcanist
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Goblin
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/1
- **Keywords:** Morph

## Oracle Text
Morph—Sacrifice two Mountains. (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
When this creature is turned face up, it deals 3 damage divided as you choose among one, two, or three target creatures.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Skirk Marauder](/printing/skirk-marauder-prm.md) — Creature — Goblin
2. [Skirk Commando](/printing/skirk-commando-arc.md) — Creature — Goblin
3. [Shaleskin Plower](/printing/shaleskin-plower-lgn.md) — Creature — Beast
4. [Goblin Taskmaster](/printing/goblin-taskmaster-wc03.md) — Creature — Goblin
5. [Skittish Valesk](/printing/skittish-valesk-ons.md) — Creature — Beast
6. [Warbreak Trumpeter](/printing/warbreak-trumpeter-lgn.md) — Creature — Goblin

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Scourge (SCG) #104
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Matt Cavotta
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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