Sandsteppe Scavenger
Creature — Dog Scout
When this creature enters, bolster 2. (Choose a creature with the least toughness among creatures you control and put two +1/+1 counters on it.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Dragons of Tarkir
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #27872
Sandsteppe Scavenger enters with a +1/+1 counter on itself and puts another on a second target creature, netting you two counters across the board for five mana. That rate is too slow for anything but the most counter-hungry Commander shells.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Sandsteppe Scavenger is a bulk common, and it shows — five mana for two +1/+1 counters spread across two creatures is simply behind rate in every competitive context. In Commander it finds a narrow home in Atraxa, Praetors' Voice or Hamza, Guardian of Arashin counter-synergy builds that want redundant proliferate and counter triggers rather than efficiency. Pauper is the one format where its ceiling rises slightly, since the counter-doubling and synergy density at common is lower, but it still doesn't make most lists. Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, and Vintage won't touch it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Sandsteppe Scavenger is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and nothing more. That price is stable because demand is essentially zero outside niche counter-theme Commander brews.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.