---
name: "Skullmane Baku"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Spirit"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "BOK"
set_name: "Betrayers of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "83"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Greg Hildebrandt"
oracle_id: "74466fa6-34d9-42f9-8590-c7f1fa672bf5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/skullmane-baku-bok"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Skullmane Baku
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1

## Oracle Text
Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, you may put a ki counter on this creature.
{1}, {T}, Remove X ki counters from this creature: Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Waxmane Baku](/printing/waxmane-baku-bok.md) — Creature — Spirit
2. [Blademane Baku](/printing/blademane-baku-bok.md) — Creature — Spirit
3. [Petalmane Baku](/printing/petalmane-baku-bok.md) — Creature — Spirit
4. [Quillmane Baku](/printing/quillmane-baku-bok.md) — Creature — Spirit
5. [Baku Altar](/printing/baku-altar-bok.md) — Artifact
6. [Briarknit Kami](/printing/briarknit-kami-sok.md) — Creature — Spirit

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Betrayers of Kamigawa (BOK) #83
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Greg Hildebrandt
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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