Save lets you tuck the card under one of your Tamers instead of losing it to the trash. Decks built around it treat the Tamer as a second hand, pulling those pieces back with digivolve or play effects later. It's optional, so only bank the card when the recursion is actually part of your plan and not just a habit.
16-20-1. <Save> is a keyword effect that allows you to place this card under 1 of your Tamers. 16-20-2. <Save> effects execute processing. 16-20-3. The processing from <Save> is optional.
Comprehensive Rules §16-20 — official rules page
From Bandai's card rulings. Each links to the card it was asked about.
If I use this card's ＜End Of Attack＞ effect to play a Tamer card and then delete this card, can I use ＜Save＞ to place this card under that Tamer?
Yes, you can.
Ruled Apr 4, 2025 · asked about OmniShoutmon (BT21-021)
This card’s ＜On Play＞ effect reveals 3 cards. If the cards revealed only include a Digimon card with ＜Save＞ in its text or a card with the [Hunter], can I still add a card to my hand?
Yes, as long as either a Digimon card with ＜Save＞ in its text or a card with the [Hunter] is among the cards revealed, you can add it to your hand.
Ruled Mar 28, 2024 · asked about Watchmaker (BT12-098)
This card’s ＜On Play＞ effect reveals 3 cards. If both a Digimon card with ＜Save＞ in its text and a card with the [Hunter] are among the cards revealed, can I choose to only add one of them to my hand, and place the remaining card at the bottom of my deck?
No. This card's effect reads “Add 1 Digimon card [...] and 1 card [...] among them to your hand,” so you must add as many cards to your hand as possible.
Ruled Mar 28, 2024 · asked about Watchmaker (BT12-098)
Can I use ＜Save＞ in this card's ＜On Deletion＞ effect to place this card under a Tamer with [Nene Amano]/[Yuu Amano] that was played by this effect?
Yes, you can.
Ruled Mar 28, 2024 · asked about SkullKnightmon (P-115)
When I use this card's effect, can I choose Digimon cards with ＜Save＞ in its text from different sources such as from under multiple Tamers, or 1 from my trash and 1 from under a Tamer?
Yes, you can.
Ruled Mar 28, 2024 · asked about Prism Garrett (P-096)
Public lines whose key cards carry this keyword, step by step.
76 cards carry this keyword; the first 30:
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