Scrapyard Salvo 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
Scrapyard Salvo deals damage to target player or planeswalker equal to the number of artifact cards in your graveyard.
Complete guide
Scrapyard Salvo is a powerful red sorcery that turns your discarded or destroyed artifacts into direct damage. In a dedicated artifact deck, this three-mana spell can act as a lethal finishing move by weaponizing your graveyard.
Artifact Count on Resolution
Scrapyard Salvo targets a player or planeswalker and calculates damage based on the number of artifact cards in your graveyard. It is crucial to remember that this count is performed only as the spell resolves, not when you cast it. If your graveyard changes in size while the spell is on the stack—perhaps due to an opponent exiling your cards—the damage dealt will reflect the new total.
Calculating the Damage
Step one: You cast the spell and choose a target player or planeswalker. Step two: Players may respond with spells or abilities. Step three: As the spell resolves, you count every card in your graveyard that has the 'Artifact' type, including artifact creatures and artifact lands. Step four: The spell deals that much damage to the chosen target. Note that Scrapyard Salvo itself is a sorcery, not an artifact, so it does not count itself while it is resolving on the stack.
Strategic Timing
Since this spell relies on a high volume of cards in the graveyard, it is best played in the late game or after a major board wipe. You should aim to cast it after you have successfully filled your graveyard through discard effects or combat. Be wary of targeted graveyard hate, as removing your artifacts before the spell resolves will reduce the damage to zero.
Interaction examples
Wheel of FortuneIf you have a hand full of artifact cards, you can cast Wheel of Fortune first. You discard your hand, placing those artifacts into the graveyard, and draw seven new cards. When you subsequently cast Scrapyard Salvo, it will count all those newly discarded artifacts to maximize its damage output.
Jeska's WillIf you need more mana or cards to find your Salvo, you can cast Jeska's Will. By exiling the top three cards of your library, you might find Scrapyard Salvo. If you control your commander, you also generate red mana for every card in an opponent's hand, giving you the resources to cast the Salvo immediately and utilize your existing graveyard.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Scrapyard Salvo
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
The number of artifact cards in your graveyard is counted when Scrapyard Salvo resolves.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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