Food is an artifact type. Even though it appears on some creatures, it's never a creature type.
Shelob, Child of Ungoliant
Whatever you do, don't eat the delicious cards.
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.
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $15.77. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $17.99 across 1,005 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from LTR — the lineup includes Showcase 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 #681 of *The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth*, the set that shipped alongside the November 2023 The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth release.
Card type: Legendary Creature — Spider Demon, color identity black/green, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {4}{B}{G} (6 converted). Keyword abilities: Food, Ward, and Deathtouch.
Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.
EDHrec ranks this card #5,042 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Lorenzo Mastroianni. Rarix catalogs 174 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Lorenzo Mastroianni
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