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Skullwinder

Card Name

Skullwinder

Mana Cost

2

Type

Creature – Snake

Rarity

Uncommon

rules Text

DeathtouchWhen this creature enters, return target card from your graveyard to your hand, then choose an opponent. That player returns a card from their graveyard to their hand.

Legal Formats

Commander, Legacy, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Explorer, Historic, Modern, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard

Rulings

(11/4/2015)
Skullwinder's enters-the-battlefield ability targets only the card in your graveyard. If that card is an illegal target as the ability tries to resolve, the ability won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. No cards will be returned to any player's hand.
(11/4/2015)
You choose the opponent as the ability is resolving. You may choose an opponent with no cards in their graveyard.
(6/10/2022)
Skullwinder's enters-the-battlefield ability targets only the card in your graveyard. If that card is an illegal target as the ability tries to resolve, the ability won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. No cards will be returned to any player's hand.
(6/10/2022)
You choose the target card as you put Skullwinder's triggered ability on the stack, but you don't choose an opponent until after you have returned the card to your hand.
(6/10/2022)
The chosen opponent gets to choose which card to return from their graveyard to their hand.
(6/10/2022)
You may choose an opponent with no cards in their graveyard. In that case, they will not get to return anything.