Trash for Treasure
Mirrodin 109 • rare
- Set
- Mirrodin
- Collector number
- 109
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Lars Grant-West
- Market price
- $1.34
What it does
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice an artifact.
Return target artifact card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Goblins generally have two possessions: one per hand.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Trash for Treasure was introduced in the 2003 Mirrodin expansion for Magic: The Gathering, a set themed around a metallic, artifact-driven plane. The card was designed to capitalize on the set's heavy focus on artifacts, providing players with a strategic graveyard recursion tool that allows them to sacrifice a minor artifact to retrieve a more powerful one from the discard pile.
The card features original artwork by Greg Staples, who captured the grim, mechanical aesthetic of the Mirrodin setting. The design intent was to create a high-impact utility spell that rewarded players for managing their resources effectively. Upon its release, it became a staple in Commander and artifact-focused casual formats, where its unique ability to swap permanents provides significant tactical flexibility.
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