wotc
If you sacrifice an artifact creature to activate Defiant Salvager's ability, you put one +1/+1 counter on Defiant Salvager, not two.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #117
Defiant Salvager
cmr·#117·common·foil
Illus. Volkan Baǵa
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Nov '20
5 yr ago
Value
$0.33+$0 (+6.5%)
30 days high $0.36 · low $0.31
Volatility · moderate
Tracking since · May 5, 2026
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #18,017 · Fringe play
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Gameplay
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
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 2
wotc
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.
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