The Underworld Cookbook
{T}, Discard a card: Create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.") {4}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
Rulings (4)
Jun 18, 2021 · The Underworld Cookbook's last ability can target any creature card in your graveyard, not just one discarded with its first ability. For example, if a Granite Gargoyle you control dies after being dealt damage by Lightning Axe, you could use The Underworld Cookbook to make a delicious Gargoyle entrée.
Nov 8, 2024 · Whatever you do, don't eat the delicious cards.
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.
Where it’s played now
Inclusion by archetype · Modern
| Archetype | Format | Inclusion | Copies | Decks (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lantern | Modern | 100% | 1× | 8 |
| Asmo Food | Modern | 100% | 3–4× | 5 |
| Rakdos Scam | Modern | 60% | 4× | 5 |
| Hollow One | Modern | 20% | 2× | 15 |
| Goryo Reanimator | Modern | 3.4% | 1–3× | 119 |
| Tron | Modern | 1.2% | 2× | 171 |
| Eldrazi | Modern | 0.3% | 4× | 354 |