Garbage Grabber is a low-cost Gear card that quietly fuels your long game in Riftbound.
For just 2 mana, this quirky little engine lets you cycle trash into value—a theme that’s increasingly key in control and combo decks that rely on recursion.
In a format that thrives on optimizing every card slot, this is your glue piece.
Gameplay / Cool Mechanics
Here’s what Garbage Grabber does: “Recycle 3 from your trash, then pay 1 and tap it to draw 1.”
That’s efficient filtering for decks that burn through spells or units quickly, especially blue-based control shells and tempo lists that need gas in the mid-game.
The Recycle 3 clause isn’t optional fluff—it powers up any synergy that triggers off recycling, reshuffles useful cards back into the deck, and sets up loop potential with other draw effects.
It doesn’t draw immediately on entry, so it’s not a tempo piece—it’s a setup card. You want to drop this early, let it sit, and start digging once you have the mana.
It also plays beautifully with effects that untap Gear or reduce activation costs. The payoff is modest—a single card—but in Riftbound’s value-heavy meta, that’s more than enough.
It’s also one of the few common tools that can quietly carry a lategame hand refill strategy on its back, especially if you’re trying to outlast aggro or combo opponents by grinding them out over time.
Visuals
Caravan Studio absolutely leaned into the whimsy here: a wide-eyed, multi-armed scavenger prancing through a pastel pocket dimension, hoarding what looks like socks, porcelain, and broken keys.
The backdrop of candy skies and portal-swirl trees sells the flavor—this is a creature that lives off forgotten things, and the chaos of its surroundings matches the oddball utility of the card.
Pull Rate & Value Speculation
Set Number: OGN 099/298
Rarity: Common
Foil Status: Standard foil confirmed
Alt / Overnumbered: No alternate art or overnumbered version announced
Chase Potential: Low from a value perspective, but moderate for deckbuilders. As long as recursion and deck-cycling remain meta-viable, Garbage Grabber will show up in sideboards and toolboxes.
Foils might carry small value just for their flavor and aesthetic appeal, especially with collectors who love the “junk dimension” vibe.
Garbage Grabber is the kind of card that doesn’t make headlines but wins games quietly.
If you’re playing anything grindy, recursive, or value-hungry in Riftbound, this is one piece of garbage you’ll want to keep.
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