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The Battle of Bywater, art by Tomas Duchek
Art by Tomas Duchek · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · image via Scryfall
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checked Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfall
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The Battle of Bywater

{1}{W}{W} · Sorcery

Destroy all creatures with power 3 or greater. Then create a Food token for each creature you control. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")

Rulings (3)

Nov 8, 2024 · Food is an artifact type. Even though it appears on some creatures, it's never a creature type.

Nov 8, 2024 · You can't sacrifice a Food to pay multiple costs. For example, you can't sacrifice a Food token to activate its own ability and also to activate Maraleaf Rider's ability.

Nov 8, 2024 · Whatever you do, don't eat the delicious cards.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
ModernLegal
PioneerNot legal
StandardNot legal
PauperNot legal
PremodernNot legal
cEDHLegal

Where it’s played now

Inclusion by archetype · Modern

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=332 decks
ArchetypeFormatInclusionCopiesDecks (n)
Boros EnergyModern0.3%332
Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

Price

The Battle of Bywater — price trend

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