---
name: "Skull Storm"
mana_cost: "{7}{B}{B}"
cmc: 9
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "C18"
set_name: "Commander 2018"
collector_number: "18"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Mark Poole"
oracle_id: "6f34d70e-7a3a-43f7-b2c9-f89519804d3c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/skull-storm-c18"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Skull Storm
- **Mana Cost:** `{7}{B}{B}` (CMC: 9)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
When you cast this spell, copy it for each time you've cast your commander from the command zone this game.
Each opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice. Each opponent who can't loses half their life, rounded up.

> *A rapid and catastrophic decline.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Fury Storm](/printing/fury-storm-c18.md) — Instant
2. [Skull Rend](/printing/skull-rend-rtr.md) — Sorcery
3. [Echo Storm](/printing/echo-storm-pz2.md) — Sorcery
4. [Genesis Storm](/printing/genesis-storm-c18.md) — Sorcery
5. [Skulltap](/printing/skulltap-scg.md) — Sorcery
6. [Torment of Hailfire](/printing/torment-of-hailfire-sld.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2018 (C18) #18
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Mark Poole
- **Total Printings:** 8 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`