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| type = Activated | |||
| first = Return to Ravnica | |||
| last = New Capenna Commander | |||
| cost = yes | |||
| reminder = Exile this card from your graveyard: Put a number of +1/+1 counters equal to this card's power on target creature. Scavenge only as a [[sorcery]]. | |||
| stats = {{stats|B=4|G=7|BG=4}} | |||
| storm = 4 | |||
| storm_ref = <ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/storm-scale-ravnica-and-return-ravnica-2016-05-02|Storm Scale: Ravnica and Return to Ravnica|[[Mark Rosewater]]|May 2, 2016}}</ref> | |||
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'''Scavenge''' is a [[keyword ability]] that was introduced in ''[[Return to Ravnica]]'' as the mechanic for the [[Golgari]] guild.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/origin-scavenge-and-overload-2012-09-03|On the Origin of Scavenge and Overload|[[Ken Nagle]]|September 03, 2012}}</ref> ''[[Dragon's Maze]]'' added 2 cards with scavenge. It basically reads as a variation on [[flashback]] that increases the [[stats]] of target creature. | |||
[[ | ==Description== | ||
Scavenge is an [[activated ability]] that functions only while the card with scavenge is in a [[graveyard]]. “Scavenge [cost]” means “[Cost], Exile this card from your graveyard: Put a number of +1/+1 counters equal to the power of the card you exiled on target creature. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery.” | |||
===History=== | |||
Scavenge has appeared in Standard only in the block it debuted in, with low representation of future designs Maro's assessment of its Storm Scale is a middling 4, citing its graveyard gameplay and medium popularity. Its biggest downside is likely its narrow gameplay rewards, as the mechanic is weak to fast decks, hard removal and creature-generating value engines. | |||
The first set after the [[Return to Ravnica block]] to feature Scavenge was ''[[Commander 2020]]'' (<c>Boneyard Mycodrax</c>), then once in ''[[Modern Horizons 2]]'' ({{Card|Bannerhide Krushok}}). It also appeared as a one-off in the ''[[Streets of New Capenna/Commander decks|Streets of New Capenna Commander decks]]'' ({{Card|Dodgy Jalopy}})'','' on the only possible way to put it on a noncreature spell - a Vehicle. | |||
==Rules== | |||
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==Rulings== | |||
*Exiling the creature card with scavenge is part of the cost of activating the scavenge ability. Once the ability is activated and the cost is paid, it's too late to stop the ability from being activated by trying to remove the creature card from the graveyard. | |||
==Examples== | |||
{{examples|<c>Dreg Mangler</c> {{1}}{{B}}{{G}}<br>Creature {{-}} Plant Zombie<br>3/3<br>Haste<br>Scavenge {{3}}{{B}}{{G}} ''({{3}}{{B}}{{G}}, Exile this card from your graveyard: Put a number of +1/+1 counters equal to this card's power on target creature. Scavenge only as a sorcery.)''}} | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
{{Ravnica mechanics}} | |||
{{Mechanics|keyword}} | |||
Latest revision as of 09:19, 2 March 2023
| Scavenge | |
|---|---|
| Keyword Ability | |
| Type | Activated |
| Introduced | Return to Ravnica |
| Last used | New Capenna Commander |
| Reminder Text | Scavenge [cost] (Exile this card from your graveyard: Put a number of +1/+1 counters equal to this card's power on target creature. Scavenge only as a sorcery.) |
| Storm Scale | 4[1] |
| Statistics |
15 cards  26.7%  46.7%  26.7% |
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| keyword:"Scavenge" | |
Scavenge is a keyword ability that was introduced in Return to Ravnica as the mechanic for the Golgari guild.[2] Dragon's Maze added 2 cards with scavenge. It basically reads as a variation on flashback that increases the stats of target creature.
Description
Scavenge is an activated ability that functions only while the card with scavenge is in a graveyard. “Scavenge [cost]” means “[Cost], Exile this card from your graveyard: Put a number of +1/+1 counters equal to the power of the card you exiled on target creature. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery.”
History
Scavenge has appeared in Standard only in the block it debuted in, with low representation of future designs Maro's assessment of its Storm Scale is a middling 4, citing its graveyard gameplay and medium popularity. Its biggest downside is likely its narrow gameplay rewards, as the mechanic is weak to fast decks, hard removal and creature-generating value engines.
The first set after the Return to Ravnica block to feature Scavenge was Commander 2020 (Boneyard Mycodrax), then once in Modern Horizons 2 (Bannerhide Krushok). It also appeared as a one-off in the Streets of New Capenna Commander decks (Dodgy Jalopy), on the only possible way to put it on a noncreature spell - a Vehicle.
Rules
From the glossary of the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)
- Scavenge
- A keyword ability that allows you to exile a creature card from your graveyard to put +1/+1 counters on a creature. See rule 702.97, “Scavenge.”
From the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)
- 702.97. Scavenge
- 702.97a Scavenge is an activated ability that functions only while the card with scavenge is in a graveyard. “Scavenge [cost]” means “[Cost], Exile this card from your graveyard: Put a number of +1/+1 counters equal to the power of the card you exiled on target creature. Activate only as a sorcery.”
Rulings
- Exiling the creature card with scavenge is part of the cost of activating the scavenge ability. Once the ability is activated and the cost is paid, it's too late to stop the ability from being activated by trying to remove the creature card from the graveyard.
Examples
Example
Dreg Mangler 
Creature — Plant Zombie
3/3
Haste
Scavenge 
(, Exile this card from your graveyard: Put a number of +1/+1 counters equal to this card's power on target creature. Scavenge only as a sorcery.)
References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (May 2, 2016). "Storm Scale: Ravnica and Return to Ravnica". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Ken Nagle (September 03, 2012). "On the Origin of Scavenge and Overload". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
