Salt Road Skirmish — Quick Cut, Quick Gain
Salt Road Skirmish is a compact removal sorcery that trades a single target creature for two short lived attackers. The card name appears on the table when you need a focused solution and a burst of pressure; cast Salt Road Skirmish to destroy a problematic blocker or creature that generates value, then immediately push damage with two 1 1 red Warrior tokens that have haste until end of turn.
This Near Mint Foil from the Tarkir Dragonstorm season fits into sacrifice synergies and token lists. Use the Warriors to close a life gap, trigger enter the battlefield or death triggers, or peel through a chump blocker. The printed flavor reminds you that Mardu trades are rarely clean and that backup arrives fast. Add Salt Road Skirmish to a sideboard for targeted creature hate or slot it in a deck that leverages ephemeral tokens for value. Buy now and sharpen your removal suite.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {3}{B}
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Card Type – Sorcery
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Destroy target creature. Create two 1/1 red Warrior creature tokens. They gain haste until end of turn. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step.
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Power / Toughness – N A