Sandbender Scavengers 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
Whenever you sacrifice another permanent, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. When this creature dies, you may exile it. When you do, return target creature card with mana value less than or equal to this creature's power from your graveyard to the battlefield.
How it works : Sandbender Scavengers
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Use Sandbender Scavengers's power as it last existed on the battlefield to determine which creature cards may be targeted with its last ability.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
#1
Animation Module + Ashnod's Altar + Sandbender Scavengers
Infinite artifact tokensInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing any other creature you control, adding
.
- 2Sandbender Scavengers triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 3Animation Module triggers, causing you to pay
to create a 1/1 Servo artifact creature token.
- 4Repeat.
#2
Animation Module + Phyrexian Altar + Sandbender Scavengers
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing any other creature you control, adding
.
- 2Sandbender Scavengers triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 3Animation Module triggers, causing you to pay
to create a 1/1 Servo artifact creature token.
- 4Repeat.
#3
Animation Module + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Sandbender Scavengers
Infinite artifact tokensInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing any other creature you control, adding
.
- 2Sandbender Scavengers triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 3Animation Module triggers, causing you to pay
to create a 1/1 Servo artifact creature token.
- 4Repeat.
#4
Animation Module + Thermopod + Sandbender Scavengers
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Thermopod by sacrificing any other creature you control, adding
.
- 2Sandbender Scavengers triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 3Animation Module triggers, causing you to pay
to create a 1/1 Servo artifact creature token.
- 4Repeat.
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Legal formats
standardfuturehistorictimelessgladiatorpioneermodernlegacyvintagepennycommanderoathbreakerstandardbrawlbrawlcompetitivebrawlalchemydueltlr
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