---
name: "Salvager of Ruin"
mana_cost: "{3}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Construct"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "M20"
set_name: "Core Set 2020"
collector_number: "237"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "James Paick"
oracle_id: "c6dc70de-4fa5-466b-af28-0ced885d4e12"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/salvager-of-ruin-m20"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Salvager of Ruin
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Construct
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1

## Oracle Text
Sacrifice this creature: Choose target permanent card in your graveyard that was put there from the battlefield this turn. Return it to your hand.

> *„Das nächste Modell sollte eine Bergung ohne seine Selbstzerstörung bewerkstelligen können."
—Sargis Haz, Tüftler*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Salvage Scout](/printing/salvage-scout-som.md) — Creature — Human Scout
2. [Buried Ruin](/printing/buried-ruin-jmp.md) — Land
3. [Salvaging Station](/printing/salvaging-station-5dn.md) — Artifact
4. [Auriok Salvagers](/printing/auriok-salvagers-5dn.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
5. [Workshop Assistant](/printing/workshop-assistant-kld.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct
6. [No Rest for the Wicked](/printing/no-rest-for-the-wicked-plst.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Core Set 2020 (M20) #237
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** James Paick
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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