I think this might be the mechanic I was looking for. Something simple I can put on multiple instants and sorceries, and hey... nothing says this can't go on a creature or two. Salvage is frustratingly good with cards that dump a lot of cards into your graveyard. That's why the activation is a hefty . I'm trying to make it so the ability is only relevant later in the game, or when you have little better to do... so not too many players try to create some sort of deck cycling monstrosity out of the mechanic.

Originally, this card was called "Do Over" with 'return target creature or artifact' for and salvage. It was the exact sort of spell I didn't want kicking around with the Resourceful mechanic, though, so I changed it to a counterspell variant. Not exciting, but playable. No Dismiss, but that card is unfair in modern design.