Super Mutant Scavenger
Creature — Mutant Warrior
Trample
When this creature enters or dies, return up to one target Aura or Equipment card from your graveyard to your hand.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Fallout
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #14420
Super Mutant Scavenger hits the board as a three-mana 3/3 that scraps an artifact or enchantment on entry — relevant removal stapled to a reasonable body. Outside of Dogmeat, Ever Loyal decks that want every Wasteland creature they can find, the effect is too narrow to compete for a slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Dogmeat, Ever Loyal
Dogmeat, Ever Loyal turns every Wasteland creature into a value engine, and Super Mutant Scavenger checks that tribal box while doubling as a removal spell the moment it enters — exactly what the archetype wants from a three-drop.
Preston Garvey, Minuteman
Preston Garvey, Minuteman decks lean on creature volume to fuel their token and counters gameplan, and Super Mutant Scavenger earns its slot by destroying an artifact or enchantment on the way in rather than arriving empty-handed.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the only competitive home for Super Mutant Scavenger — it's a Universal Soldiers tribal piece that only makes sense in a 100-card singleton format where the Wasteland creature type has a dedicated commander to support it. Legacy and Vintage allow it, but neither format has any reason to run a three-mana 3/3 with a situational ETB when faster, more efficient options are everywhere. Oathbreaker is legal and technically playable, but the same ceiling applies: this card needs the Dogmeat engine to justify its existence.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Super Mutant Scavenger is firmly bulk — easy to acquire, trivial to trade for, and not a card anyone is buying as a standalone pickup. Bulk rares from niche crossover sets rarely appreciate unless a new commander pushes the tribe, so treat it as a free include if you're already in the archetype.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.