Relic Retriever — ruling 1

Relic Retriever's last ability will check as your end step starts to see if any cards have left your graveyard this turn. If none did, the ability won't trigger at all. It's not possible to remove cards from your graveyard during your end step in time to have the ability trigger.

Relic Retriever : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Relic Retriever 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.

Official card text

First strike At the beginning of each end step, if a card left your graveyard this turn, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")

How it works : Relic Retriever

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1March 20, 2026· Wizards of the Coast
Relic Retriever's last ability will check as your end step starts to see if any cards have left your graveyard this turn. If none did, the ability won't trigger at all. It's not possible to remove cards from your graveyard during your end step in time to have the ability trigger.
No other card is named in this ruling.