---
name: "Skull Rend"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: []
set: "RTR"
set_name: "Return to Ravnica"
collector_number: "195"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Greg Staples"
oracle_id: "d29d59f1-e00c-4217-8185-2085a4142e3b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/skull-rend-rtr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Skull Rend
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Skull Rend deals 2 damage to each opponent. Those players each discard two cards at random.

> *"We could never accept anyone with a face that pretty or a mind that sane."
—Nyoser, Gore-House ringleader*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Skullscorch](/printing/skullscorch-tor.md) — Sorcery
2. [Delirium Skeins](/printing/delirium-skeins-dis.md) — Sorcery
3. [Skull Raid](/printing/skull-raid-khm.md) — Sorcery
4. [Crackling Doom](/printing/crackling-doom-pktk.md) — Instant
5. [Skullknocker Ogre](/printing/skullknocker-ogre-eld.md) — Creature — Ogre
6. [Unnerve](/printing/unnerve-cn2.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Return to Ravnica (RTR) #195
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Greg Staples
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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