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SkullsnatcherHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 6 min read· Planechase Anthology· November 25, 2016
Carte Magic Skullsnatcher

Skullsnatcher is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

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Official card text

Ninjutsu {B} ({B}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.) Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, exile up to two target cards from that player's graveyard.

How it works : Skullsnatcher

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    Skullsnatcher’s ability can target zero, one, or two cards in that player’s graveyard.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Thousand-Faced Shadow
+Peregrine Drake
+Skullsnatcher
#1

Thousand-Faced Shadow + Peregrine Drake + Skullsnatcher

Infinite combat damage to one opponentInfinite creature tokensInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Declare Peregrine Drake and Skullsnatcher as attackers.
  2. 2When they aren't blocked, activate up to five lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {2}{U}{U}{B}.
  3. 3Activate Thousand-Faced Shadow's ninjutsu ability by paying {2}{U}{U} and returning Skullsnatcher from the battlefield to your hand, putting Thousand-Faced Shadow onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.
  4. 4When Thousand-Faced Shadow enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating a token copy of Peregrine Drake that is tapped and attacking.
  5. 5When the Peregrine Drake token enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to five lands.
  6. 6Activate Skullsnatcher's ninjutsu ability by paying {B} and returning Thousand-Faced Shadow from the battlefield to your hand, putting Skullsnatcher onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.
  7. 7Repeat from step 2.
  8. 8Deal combat damage using the Peregrine Drake tokens, dealing infinite combat damage to the defending opponent.
Satoru Umezawa
+Peregrine Drake
+Skullsnatcher
#2

Satoru Umezawa + Peregrine Drake + Skullsnatcher

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Declare Skullsnatcher as an attacker.
  2. 2When it isn't blocked, activate up to five lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {2}{U}{B}{B}.
  3. 3Activate Peregrine Drake's ninjutsu ability by paying {2}{U}{B} and returning Skullsnatcher from the battlefield to your hand, putting Peregrine Drake onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.
  4. 4When Peregrine Drake enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to five lands.
  5. 5Activate Skullsnatcher's ninjutsu ability by paying {B} and returning Peregrine Drake from the battlefield to your hand, putting Skullsnatcher onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.
  6. 6Repeat from step 2.
  7. 7If you control up to five lands that can tap to produce at least {3}{U}{B}{B}, this combo nets infinite mana.
Thousand-Faced Shadow
+Great Whale
+Skullsnatcher
#3

Thousand-Faced Shadow + Great Whale + Skullsnatcher

Infinite combat damage to one opponentInfinite creature tokensInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Declare Great Whale and Skullsnatcher as attackers.
  2. 2When they aren't blocked, activate up to seven lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {2}{U}{U}{B}.
  3. 3Activate Thousand-Faced Shadow's ninjutsu ability by paying {2}{U}{U} and returning Skullsnatcher from the battlefield to your hand, putting Thousand-Faced Shadow onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.
  4. 4When Thousand-Faced Shadow enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating a token copy of Great Whale that is tapped and attacking.
  5. 5When the Great Whale token enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to seven lands.
  6. 6Activate Skullsnatcher's ninjutsu ability by paying {B} and returning Thousand-Faced Shadow from the battlefield to your hand, putting Skullsnatcher onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.
  7. 7Repeat from step 2.
  8. 8Deal combat damage using the Great Whale tokens, dealing infinite combat damage to the defending opponent.
Satoru Umezawa
+Great Whale
+Skullsnatcher
#4

Satoru Umezawa + Great Whale + Skullsnatcher

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite mana lands you control can produceInfinite untap of lands you control
  1. 1Declare Skullsnatcher as an attacker.
  2. 2When it isn't blocked, activate up to seven lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {2}{U}{B}{B}.
  3. 3Activate Great Whale's ninjutsu ability by paying {2}{U}{B} and returning Skullsnatcher from the battlefield to your hand, putting Great Whale onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.
  4. 4When Great Whale enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to seven lands.
  5. 5Activate Skullsnatcher's ninjutsu ability by paying {B} and returning Great Whale from the battlefield to your hand, putting Skullsnatcher onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.
  6. 6Repeat from step 2.
  7. 7If you control up to seven lands that can tap to produce at least {3}{U}{B}{B}, this combo nets infinite mana.
Thousand-Faced Shadow
+Palinchron
+Skullsnatcher
#5

Thousand-Faced Shadow + Palinchron + Skullsnatcher

Infinite combat damage to one opponentInfinite creature tokensInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Declare Palinchron and Skullsnatcher as attackers.
  2. 2When they aren't blocked, activate up to seven lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {2}{U}{U}{B}.
  3. 3Activate Thousand-Faced Shadow's ninjutsu ability by paying {2}{U}{U} and returning Skullsnatcher from the battlefield to your hand, putting Thousand-Faced Shadow onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.
  4. 4When Thousand-Faced Shadow enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating a token copy of Palinchron that is tapped and attacking.
  5. 5When the Palinchron token enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to seven lands.
  6. 6Activate Skullsnatcher's ninjutsu ability by paying {B} and returning Thousand-Faced Shadow from the battlefield to your hand, putting Skullsnatcher onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.
  7. 7Repeat from step 2.
  8. 8Deal combat damage using the Palinchron tokens, dealing infinite combat damage to the defending opponent.
Satoru Umezawa
+Palinchron
+Skullsnatcher
#6

Satoru Umezawa + Palinchron + Skullsnatcher

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite mana lands you control can produceInfinite untap of lands you control
  1. 1Declare Skullsnatcher as an attacker.
  2. 2When it isn't blocked, activate up to seven lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {2}{U}{B}{B}.
  3. 3Activate Palinchron's ninjutsu ability by paying {2}{U}{B} and returning Skullsnatcher from the battlefield to your hand, putting Palinchron onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.
  4. 4When Palinchron enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to seven lands.
  5. 5Activate Skullsnatcher's ninjutsu ability by paying {B} and returning Palinchron from the battlefield to your hand, putting Skullsnatcher onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.
  6. 6Repeat from step 2.
  7. 7If you control up to seven lands that can tap to produce at least {3}{U}{B}{B}, this combo nets infinite mana.
Dockside Extortionist
+Sakashima's Student
+Skullsnatcher
#7

Dockside Extortionist + Sakashima's Student + Skullsnatcher

Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite artifact tokens
  1. 1Declare Skullsnatcher as an attacker, attacking an opponent unable to block it.
  2. 2Activate Sakashima's Student's ninjutsu ability by paying {1}{U} and returning Skullsnatcher to your hand, putting Sakashima's Student from your hand onto the battlefield as a copy of Dockside Extortionist.
  3. 3Sakashima's Student enters the battlefield, creating at least four Treasure tokens.
  4. 4Activate at least three Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing them, adding at least {1}{U}{B}.
  5. 5Activate Skullsnatcher's ninjutsu ability by paying {B} and returning Sakashim'a Student to your hand, putting Skullsnatcher from your hand onto the battlefield.
  6. 6Repeat from step 2.
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Legal formats

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