First printed in Ice Age (1995)
All 2 prints
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- Masters Edition II (ME2) #197, 2008 (digital) Amy Weber & Tom Wänerstrand
- Ice Age (ICE) #301, 1995 Amy Weber & Tom Wänerstrand
Legendary Creature — Skeleton
When you control no Islands, sacrifice Skeleton Ship.
: Put a -1/-1 counter on target creature.
"The sea gives up her dead as easily as the soil."
—Lim-Dûl, the Necromancer
0/3
- Illustrated by
- Amy Weber & Tom Wänerstrand
Skeleton Ship legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Prices
Paper price: €1.78 / $6.21 , the cheapest non-foil print (Cardmarket, and TCGplayer, otherwise Mana Pool or Card Kingdom, through MTGJSON, 10 Nov 2026).
MTGO price: 0.02 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 10 Nov 2026).
Combos
26 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Intruder Alarm + Nest of Scarabs + Skeleton Ship
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Nest of Scarabs + Skeleton Ship + Thornbite Staff
- Draw the game: Jon Irenicus, Shattered One + Skeleton Ship
- Draw the game: Assault Suit + Skeleton Ship
- Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers…: Ashnod's Altar + Geralf's Messenger + Intruder Alarm + Skeleton Ship
- Infinite colored mana, Infinite death triggers…: Geralf's Messenger + Intruder Alarm + Phyrexian Altar + Skeleton Ship
- Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Geralf's Messenger + Intruder Alarm + Skeleton Ship + Viscera Seer
- Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers…: Ashnod's Altar + Geralf's Mindcrusher + Intruder Alarm + Skeleton Ship
- Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Altar of Dementia + Geralf's Messenger + Intruder Alarm + Skeleton Ship
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite death triggers…: Carrion Feeder + Geralf's Messenger + Intruder Alarm + Skeleton Ship