Magic: The Gathering

Salvage Scout

Scars of Mirrodin 19 • common

Set: Scars of Mirrodin
Collector number: 19
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: white mana
Type: Creature
Colors: White
Artist: Randis Albion
Market price: $0.13

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Market

What it's worth

$0.13market price via TCGplayer · Oct 7, 2026$0.09 – $0.15 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As a common card from this set, the Salvage Scout serves as an accessible tool for retrieving artifacts from the graveyard back to a player’s hand. This ability provides valuable utility at the table, allowing collectors and players to recycle essential pieces of their strategy throughout a game.

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Card face

What it does

white mana, Sacrifice this creature: Return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.

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Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Salvage Scout was released in 2010 as part of the Scars of Mirrodin expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set marked a return to the artificial plane of Mirrodin, introducing the metal-themed 'metalcraft' mechanic, which rewarded players for controlling three or more artifacts. The card was designed to support this theme by providing a low-cost, repeatable ability that allowed players to return artifacts from their graveyard to their hand, offering utility in resource-heavy decks.

The card features illustration by Kev Walker, a prominent artist within the game’s history known for his gritty, detailed depictions of fantasy creatures and technology. Walker’s aesthetic for the Salvage Scout captures the scavenger-like nature of the Mirran resistance, emphasizing the character's role in salvaging usable technology from the battlefield. Upon its release, the card was viewed as a solid, functional inclusion for limited formats, appreciated for its efficiency and ability to mitigate the attrition inherent in artifact-focused strategies.

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About

About Salvage Scout

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