Cauldron Familiar

{B} · Creature — Cat

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.

Rulings (3)

Oct 4, 2019 · In a Two-Headed Giant game, Cauldron Familiar's first ability causes the opposing team to lose 1 life twice, and you gain 1 life once.

Oct 4, 2019 · You can't activate Cauldron Familiar's last ability unless it's in your graveyard.

Nov 8, 2024 · If an effect refers to a Food, it means any Food artifact, not just a Food artifact token. For example, you can sacrifice Tough Cookie (an Artifact Creature — Food Golem) to activate Maraleaf Rider's ability (an ability with "Sacrifice a Food" in its cost).

LegacyLegal

VintageLegal

ModernLegal

PioneerLegal

StandardNot legal

PauperLegal

PremodernNot legal

cEDHLegal

Where it’s played now

Inclusion by archetype

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=80 decks

Archetype	Format	Inclusion	Copies	Decks (n)
Samwise	Modern	100%	4×	49
Golgari Midrange	Pauper	100%	3×	10
Cat Altar	Pauper	100%	2×	1
Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit / Sam, Loyal Attendant	cEDH	100%	1×	1
Mono Black Pestilence	Pauper	50%	4×	2
Thrasios, Triton Hero / Tymna the Weaver	cEDH	25%	1×	4
Orzhov Midrange	Pauper	7.7%	3×	13

Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

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