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 $4.43. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $3.64 and $4.68 across 48 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 Extended Art 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 #785 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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