First printed in Aether Revolt (2017)
All 4 prints
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Commander Legends (CMR) #117, 2020
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Kaladesh Remastered (KLR) #79, 2020 (digital)
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Double Masters (2XM) #83, 2020
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Aether Revolt (AER) #56, 2017
Defiant Salvager 
Creature — Aetherborn Artificer
Sacrifice an artifact or creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Activate only as a sorcery.
"I didn't survive that crash just so I could fall to the likes of you."
2/2
- Illustrated by
- Volkan Baǵa
Legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Historic, Timeless, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Future Standard, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, PreDH, Standard Brawl
Rulings (2)
- If you sacrifice an artifact creature to activate Defiant Salvager's ability, you put one +1/+1 counter on Defiant Salvager, not two.
- You can sacrifice Defiant Salvager to activate its own ability. It won't receive a counter, but abilities that trigger on the sacrifice or watch for a creature dying will see it.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 29 Oct 2026).
Combos
161 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature ETB…: Cathodion + Defiant Salvager + Tayam, Luminous Enigma (+ 1 other requirement)
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature ETB…: Defiant Salvager + Melira, Sylvok Outcast (+ 1 other requirement)
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature ETB…: Beifong's Bounty Hunters + Defiant Salvager + Scute Swarm
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature ETB…: Beifong's Bounty Hunters + Defiant Salvager + Eusocial Engineering
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature ETB…: Defiant Salvager + Horde of Notions + Jegantha, the Wellspring + Tuktuk Rubblefort
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature ETB…: Defiant Salvager + Gimli's Reckless Might + Horde of Notions + Jegantha, the Wellspring
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite card draw…: Defiant Salvager + Horde of Notions + Jegantha, the Wellspring + Temur Ascendancy
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature ETB…: Defiant Salvager + Horde of Notions + Jegantha, the Wellspring + Mass Hysteria
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature ETB…: Defiant Salvager + Horde of Notions + Jegantha, the Wellspring + Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature ETB…: Defiant Salvager + Horde of Notions + Jegantha, the Wellspring + Thousand-Year Elixir