Saltskitter
Creature — Wurm
Whenever another creature enters, exile this creature. Return this creature to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Future Sight
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #14824
Saltskitter gives you a creature that flickers itself every time another creature enters the battlefield, generating a steady drip of ETB triggers and keeping it out of harm's way between your turns. The cost is real — it only comes back at end of turn, so it does nothing during opponents' creature-heavy turns — but in a dedicated ETB or flicker shell, that self-protecting loop is exactly what you're paying four mana for. Ephara, God of the Polis decks in particular want it as a reliable upkeep trigger that doesn't ask for any extra setup.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ephara, God of the Polis
Saltskitter is purpose-built for Ephara, God of the Polis: because it blinks itself to the battlefield at the beginning of each end step where another creature entered, it reliably triggers Ephara's draw ability turn after turn without needing any external blink support.
Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer
Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer tutors creatures directly onto the battlefield, and Saltskitter rewards that constant stream of ETBs by repeatedly exiling and returning itself — each opponent's creature-based play becomes free value rather than a threat to navigate.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Saltskitter occupies a narrow but real niche as a self-sustaining ETB trigger in blue-white creature-heavy builds, most prominently Ephara, God of the Polis. Outside Commander, the card is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Modern, and Pauper, but it sees essentially no play in any of them — four mana for a 1/3 that conditionally flickers itself is far below the rate those formats demand. Pauper is the one competitive context worth a second glance if a dedicated flicker-value shell ever coalesces, but Saltskitter has never found that home there either.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Saltskitter is deep bulk — you'll pay more in shipping than for the card itself. It's a stable bulk rare with no reprint pressure to worry about and no speculative upside, so buy it to play it and don't think twice.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Ephara, God of the Polis
- Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.