---
name: "Salt Road Skirmish"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "TDM"
set_name: "Tarkir: Dragonstorm"
collector_number: "88"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Arif Wijaya"
oracle_id: "f6e72f4e-d6e0-4537-93c1-7045385c8401"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/salt-road-skirmish-tdm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Salt Road Skirmish
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Destroy target creature. Create two 1/1 red Warrior creature tokens. They gain haste until end of turn. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step.

> *Dariyas erster Fehler war, zu denken, dass die Mardu-Händlerin sich über den Tisch ziehen lassen würde. Der letzte Fehler war, nicht vorherzusehen, dass sie Verstärkung mitbringen würde.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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4. [Within Range](/printing/within-range-tdc.md) — Enchantment
5. [Rally the Horde](/printing/rally-the-horde-sok.md) — Sorcery
6. [Ceaseless Conflict](/printing/ceaseless-conflict-soc.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM) #88
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Arif Wijaya
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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