Salvager of Ruin
Core Set 2020 237 • uncommon
- Set
- Core Set 2020
- Collector number
- 237
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- James Paick
- Market price
- $0.29
What it does
Sacrifice this creature: Choose target permanent card in your graveyard that was put there from the battlefield this turn. Return it to your hand.
"The next model should be able to achieve a rescue without self-destruction."— Sargis Haz, artificer
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Salvager of Ruin was released in the Core Set 2020 expansion for Magic: The Gathering, hitting shelves in July 2019. It was designed as an uncommon colorless artifact creature, functioning as a recursive utility piece that allows players to return other permanent cards from their graveyard to their hand. Its introduction served to bolster colorless archetypes within the limited environment of the set, emphasizing the core set's focus on accessibility and clear mechanical interactions for both new and veteran players.
The card features artwork by the illustrator Volkan Baga, whose work has been a staple in the Magic: The Gathering aesthetic for many years. Baga’s depiction of the Salvager highlights its mechanical identity as a scavenger of metallic remnants, employing a detailed, atmospheric style that defines the visual language of the Eldrazi or artifact-centric planes it represents. Upon its release, it was well-regarded by players for its efficiency in grindy, midrange matchups, where its ability to provide recurring card advantage offered a subtle but effective way to stabilize a board state.
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