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Farid, Enterprising Salvager
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
Whenever a nontoken artifact you control is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, create a colorless artifact token named Scrap. {1}{R}, Sacrifice an artifact: Choose one — • Put a +1/+1 counter on Farid. It gains menace until end of turn. • Goad target creature. • Discard a card, then draw a card.
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“Sacrifice artifacts for +1/+1s, tokens, and card advantage.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Combat damage, Tokens swarm
Sacrifice, Tokens, Artifacts
Strategy
Farid, Enterprising Salvager is your artifact sacrifice outlet that rewards you for breaking your own stuff. The core gameplan is simple: play cheap artifacts, sacrifice them to Farid for value (pumping him up, goading blockers, or cycling cards), and every nontoken artifact that dies becomes a Scrap token you can sacrifice again next turn. This creates a self-sustaining engine where you're constantly generating value while building a board presence.
You'll want to fill your deck with expendable artifacts—especially ones with death triggers like Scrap Trawler, Welcoming Vampire payoffs, or just efficient tokens from cards like Ornithopter and Ornament of Escape. Farid himself becomes a threatening clock as he accumulates +1/+1 counters, and the goad ability turns him into a political tool that clears blockers. Your wins come from swinging through with a pumped-up Farid, overwhelming the table with token pressure, or simply grinding out value until opponents can't keep up.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skullclamp and Ashnod's Altar are pricey; substitute Budget alternatives like Grinding Station, Viscera Seer, or Thermotrode to sacrifice and draw without breaking the bank.
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