Scavenge
| Scavenge | |
|---|---|
| Keyword Ability | |
| Type | Activated |
| Introduced | Return to Ravnica |
| Last used | Dragon's Maze |
| 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 |
12 cards 50%  25%  25% |
| Scryfall Search | |
| keyword:"scavenge only" | |
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 makes target creature bigger.
Rules
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.
