Cauldron Familiar
The Zeta Set 277 • common
- Set
- The Zeta Set
- Collector number
- 277
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- MSCHF
What it does
When this creature enters, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Sacrifice a Food: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Cauldron Familiar was introduced as a common creature card in the Throne of Eldraine set, released in 2019. Designed as part of the set's top-down flavor approach to fairy tales, the card draws direct inspiration from the classic trope of a witch’s familiar interacting with a boiling potion. Its mechanical design, which allows it to be sacrificed and returned from the graveyard repeatedly, was specifically engineered to facilitate engine-based playstyles in the Standard format.
The artwork, illustrated by Jesper Ejsing, utilizes a whimsical yet slightly ominous aesthetic that aligns with the set's storybook theme. Upon release, the card became a focal point of intense competitive discussion due to its synergy with the card Witch's Oven, creating a resilient loop that dominated the metagame for several months. It is widely recognized by players today as a defining element of the environment in which it was introduced.
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