---
name: "Relic Retriever"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Spirit Monkey"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["First strike", "Treasure"]
set: "SOC"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven Commander"
collector_number: "83"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Aldo Domínguez"
oracle_id: "689c41e9-800a-4998-bb04-74bf90141035"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/relic-retriever-soc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Relic Retriever
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Spirit Monkey
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** First strike, Treasure

## Oracle 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 "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")

> *Students working in the field for the first time learn the benefits of small, agile spirit statues over large, strong ones.*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC) #83
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Aldo Domínguez
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`