Mogg Salvage
Instant
If an opponent controls an Island and you control a Mountain, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost.
Destroy target artifact.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Modern Horizons 2
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #6369
Mogg Salvage destroys an artifact for free — no mana cost at all — as long as you control an Island and a Mountain. In Krark, the Thumbless // Sakashima of a Thousand Faces builds, that zero-mana ceiling means you can flip Krark on it without spending a resource, generating coin-flip triggers for nothing.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Krark, the Thumbless // Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Krark, the Thumbless // Sakashima of a Thousand Faces runs Mogg Salvage because every spell cast triggers Krark's coin flip, and a spell with no mana cost is pure upside — you get the flip, and if you win it you get the spell back at no cost, turning free artifact removal into a self-sustaining engine piece.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Mogg Salvage is a Legacy and Vintage curiosity — the conditional free spell is appealing in formats where mana efficiency is everything, but dedicated artifact removal usually has more reliable options. In Modern it's legal but sees virtually no play; the two-basic requirement is a real constraint in a format built on fetchlands and shocklands. Commander is where Mogg Salvage actually earns a slot, specifically in Izzet spell-slinging decks that want cheap or free spells to trigger prowess, magecraft, or storm effects without taxing the mana base.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, Mogg Salvage is firmly bulk — pick it up without thinking twice if the deck wants it. Niche demand from Krark spell-slinger lists keeps it from being a zero-value throw-in, but don't expect the price to move.
Explore
Sources
Mentioned
- Krark, the Thumbless // Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.