Food Chain
The List MMQ-246 • rare
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- MMQ-246
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Val Mayerik
- Market price
- $49.25
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
Originally released in the 1999 Mercadian Masques expansion for Magic: The Gathering, Food Chain was designed as a high-risk, high-reward enchantment that allows players to exile creature cards to generate mana. Artist Val Mayerik, known for his long history in comic book illustration and pulp art, provided the evocative imagery that depicts the predatory nature of the card's mechanics. Its design was intended to offer a powerful engine for decks capable of chaining creature spells together, though it remained a niche utility card for many years following its initial release.
The card was later included in 'The List', a rotating selection of reprints from throughout the game's history that appear in Set Boosters. This inclusion brought the card back into the spotlight as the competitive landscape evolved, particularly within the Commander format, where its synergy with creatures that can be repeatedly cast from exile turned it into a cornerstone of high-powered, combo-oriented playstyles. Today, it is recognized as a quintessential example of how vintage card designs can find new life and significance through changes in the game's broader ecosystem.
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