Food Chain
Mercadian Masques 246 • rare
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Collector number
- 246
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Val Mayerik
- Market price
- $55.18
What it does
Exile a creature you control: Add X mana of any one color, where X is 1 plus the exiled creature's mana value. Spend this mana only to cast creature spells.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricBanned
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Food Chain was released in 1999 as part of the Mercadian Masques expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set introduced a shift in visual tone and mechanics, moving away from the high-fantasy aesthetics of earlier years toward the merchant-centric, industrial environment of the plane of Mercadia. This card was designed as a rare enchantment that allowed players to sacrifice creatures for mana, a mechanic that emphasized the set's themes of trade and resource exchange.
The card’s illustration was provided by Val Mayerik, a prolific comic book artist best known for his work on Man-Thing. Mayerik’s contribution features the visceral and somewhat grotesque visual style characteristic of the set’s more experimental creature designs. While initially viewed as a niche card for casual play, its unique ability to generate mana relative to creature costs later gained significant competitive traction, eventually making it a cornerstone of high-powered tournament strategies.
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