Sylvan Scavenging
Mana Cost:
Type: Enchantment
Oracle Text:
At the beginning of your end step, choose one —
• Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.
• Create a 3/3 green Raccoon creature token if you control a creature with power 4 or greater.
Power/Toughness: -/-
Rarity: rare
Prints: View all prints (1) →
Expansion: Foundations
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Character Background
Sylvan Scavenging reads like a patient forest steward—an enchantment that quietly turns every combat and every large-bodied ally into long-term advantage—so it best supports a midrange/value game plan that grinds out incremental wins rather than an all-in tempo or combo spike. Its end step choice of either a +1/+1 counter or a conditional 3/3 raccoon token rewards decks that both accumulate counters and threaten a 4+ power body to unlock token production; pair it with Hardened Scales or Winding Constrictor (or even Doubling Season in a slower meta) to accelerate the counter plan, and run a reliable 4-power threat or pump effects to consistently trigger the token side. Because it’s an enchantment trigger, include redundancy or recursion—Eternal Witness or other green recursion—to recover it from removal, and build a low-to-medium curve so you have targets early and a late-game finisher to capitalize on the buffs and tokens.
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