MagicShards of Alara
Skill Borrower — Shards of Alara #56
Skill Borrower is a rare Artifact Creature — Human Wizard from Shards of Alara (2008), collector number 56, illustrated by Shelly Wan.

Skill Borrower price
Prices from Scryfall, updated daily, for near-mint copies. Indicative only — UK sold prices on eBay are often the best guide.
Card details
- Number
- 56
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- {2}{U}
- Colour
- Blue
- Power / toughness
- 1/3
- Illustrator
- Shelly Wan
- Released
- 3 October 2008
What Skill Borrower does
Play with the top card of your library revealed.
As long as the top card of your library is an artifact or creature card, this creature has all activated abilities of that card. (If any of the abilities use that card's name, use this creature's name instead.)
Format legality
Questions people ask
How much is Skill Borrower from Shards of Alara worth?
About €0.27 for a near-mint non-foil copy, and €1.37 in foil. Check UK eBay sold listings for what copies really sell for here.
Is Skill Borrower legal in Commander?
Yes, it is legal in Commander.
Who illustrated Skill Borrower (Shards of Alara)?
Shelly Wan.
Pully’s Magic: The Gathering pages are unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC. Card data, images and prices from Scryfall.
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