Coati Scavenger is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
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Official card text
Descend 4 — When this creature enters, if there are four or more permanent cards in your graveyard, return target permanent card from your graveyard to your hand.
How it works : Coati Scavenger
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Cards with the ability word "descend N" have abilities that care if you have at least N permanent cards in your graveyard.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Some descend triggered abilities include intervening "if" clauses (i.e. "if you have [four or eight] permanent cards in your graveyard" in the middle of the ability). Each of these abilities checks your graveyard at the moment it would trigger to see if it does. If you don't have the required number of permanent cards in your graveyard at that time, the ability doesn't trigger at all. If it does trigger, it will check again as it tries to resolve. If you don't have the required number of permanent cards in your graveyard at that time, the ability won't resolve and none of its effects will happen.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Kaya's Ghostform + Phyrexian Altar + Coati Scavenger
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Coati Scavenger, adding
. - 2When Coati Scavenger dies, Kaya's Ghostform triggers, returning Coati Scavenger from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 3When Coati Scavenger enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Kaya's Ghostform from your graveyard to your hand.
- 4Cast Kaya's Ghostform by paying , attaching it to Coati Scavenger.
- 5Repeat.
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#2
Escape Protocol + Fluctuator + Surly Badgersaur + Coati Scavenger
Infinite card drawNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTB
- 1Activate the land's cycling ability by paying
due to Fluctuator and discarding it. - 2When you cycle the land, Escape Protocol and Surly Badgersaur trigger.
- 3Resolve Surly Badgersaur's ability, creating a Treasure token.
- 4Activate the Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding (1).
- 5Resolve Escape Protocol's ability, paying
to blink Coati Scavenger. - 6When Coati Scavenger enters, it triggers, returning the cycled land from your graveyard to your hand.
- 7Resolve the activated ability from step 1, drawing a card.
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#3
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist + Mind Over Matter + Coati Scavenger + The Eternity Elevator
Infinite creature ETBInfinite self-discard triggersInfinite colored manaInfinite colorless mana
- 1Activate The Eternity Elevator by tapping it, adding at least twenty
. - 2Activate Mind Over Matter by discarding Coati Scavenger.
- 3Hashaton triggers, causing you to pay
to create a tapped token copy of Coati Scavenger that is a 4/4 Zombie. - 4When the Coati Scavenger token enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Coati Scavenger from your graveyard to your hand.
- 5Resolve the Mind Over Matter ability, untapping The Eternity Elevator.
- 6Repeat.
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Hashaton, Scarab's Fist + Mind Over Matter + Coveted Jewel + Coati Scavenger
Infinite creature ETBInfinite self-discard triggersInfinite tapped creature tokens
- 1Activate Coveted Jewel by tapping it, adding .
- 2Activate Mind Over Matter by discarding Coati Scavenger.
- 3Hashaton triggers, causing you to pay to create a tapped token copy of Coati Scavenger that is a 4/4 Zombie.
- 4When the Coati Scavenger token enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Coati Scavenger from your graveyard to your hand.
- 5Resolve the Mind Over Matter ability, untapping Coveted Jewel.
- 6Repeat.
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#5
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist + Mind Over Matter + Sceptre of Eternal Glory + Coati Scavenger
Infinite creature ETBInfinite self-discard triggersInfinite tapped creature tokens
- 1Activate Sceptre of Eternal Glory by tapping it, adding .
- 2Activate Mind Over Matter by discarding Coati Scavenger.
- 3Hashaton triggers, causing you to pay to create a tapped token copy of Coati Scavenger that is a 4/4 Zombie.
- 4When the Coati Scavenger token enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Coati Scavenger from your graveyard to your hand.
- 5Resolve the Mind Over Matter ability, untapping Sceptre of Eternal Glory.
- 6Repeat.
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#6
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist + Mind Over Matter + Gilded Lotus + Coati Scavenger
Infinite creature ETBInfinite self-discard triggersInfinite tapped creature tokens
- 1Activate Gilded Lotus by tapping it, adding .
- 2Activate Mind Over Matter by discarding Coati Scavenger.
- 3Hashaton triggers, causing you to pay to create a tapped token copy of Coati Scavenger that is a 4/4 Zombie.
- 4When the Coati Scavenger token enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Coati Scavenger from your graveyard to your hand.
- 5Resolve the Mind Over Matter ability, untapping Gilded Lotus.
- 6Repeat.
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#7
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist + Mind Over Matter + Nyx Lotus + Coati Scavenger
Infinite creature ETBInfinite self-discard triggersInfinite tapped creature tokensInfinite mana among colors with which you have devotion
- 1Activate Nyx Lotus by tapping it, adding an amount of equal to your devotion to blue.
- 2Activate Mind Over Matter by discarding Coati Scavenger.
- 3Hashaton triggers, causing you to pay to create a tapped token copy of Coati Scavenger that is a 4/4 Zombie.
- 4When the Coati Scavenger token enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Coati Scavenger from your graveyard to your hand.
- 5Resolve the Mind Over Matter ability, untapping Nyx Lotus.
- 6Repeat.
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#8
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist + Mind Over Matter + Timeless Lotus + Coati Scavenger
Infinite creature ETBInfinite self-discard triggersInfinite tapped creature tokensInfinite colored mana
- 1Activate Timeless Lotus by tapping it, adding
- 2Activate Mind Over Matter by discarding Coati Scavenger.
- 3Hashaton triggers, causing you to pay to create a tapped token copy of Coati Scavenger that is a 4/4 Zombie.
- 4When the Coati Scavenger token enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Coati Scavenger from your graveyard to your hand.
- 5Resolve the Mind Over Matter ability, untapping Timeless Lotus.
- 6Repeat.
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Legal formats
standardfuturehistorictimelessgladiatorpioneermodernlegacyvintagecommanderoathbreakerstandardbrawlbrawlcompetitivebrawldueltlr
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