wotc
Food is an artifact type. Even though it appears on some creatures, it's never a creature type.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #108
Shelob's Ambush
ltr·#108·common·nonfoil
Illus. Simon Dominic
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Jun '23
3 yr ago
Value
$0.18+$0 (+12.5%)
30 days high $0.21 · low $0.15
Volatility · high
TIX0.03 tixEUR€0.09USD$0.18
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #8,915 · Niche pick
Variants
Gameplay
Instant
Target creature gets +1/+2 and gains deathtouch until end of turn. Create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
As Frodo ran forward, eager, rejoicing to be free, Shelob with hideous speed came behind and stung him in the neck.
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 4
wotc
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.
wotc
Whatever you do, don't eat the delicious cards.
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Context
Last observed on Scryfall 16 hours ago at $0.18, up from $0.16 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.21 across 42 observations — a volatile band. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from LTR — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
Card #108 of *The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth*, the set that shipped alongside the June 2023 The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth release.
Card type: Instant, color identity black, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {B} (1 converted). Keyword abilities: Food.
Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.
EDHrec ranks this card #8,915 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Simon Dominic. Rarix catalogs 541 other cards credited to this artist.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Simon Dominic
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