---
name: "Skullcage"
mana_cost: "{4}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "5DN"
set_name: "Fifth Dawn"
collector_number: "151"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Ron Spencer"
oracle_id: "a96387fb-ff10-4299-8f42-aa61da693d07"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/skullcage-5dn"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Skullcage
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, this artifact deals 2 damage to that player unless they have exactly three or exactly four cards in hand.

> *集中した意識のみが生き残る。*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Paupers' Cage](/printing/paupers-cage-mir.md) — Artifact
2. [Misers' Cage](/printing/misers-cage-mir.md) — Artifact
3. [Wheel of Torture](/printing/wheel-of-torture-plst.md) — Artifact
4. [The Rack](/printing/the-rack-prm.md) — Artifact
5. [Thumbscrews](/printing/thumbscrews-tmp.md) — Artifact
6. [Scalding Tongs](/printing/scalding-tongs-tmp.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fifth Dawn (5DN) #151
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Ron Spencer
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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