Tainted Treats

Name
Tainted Treats

Mana Cost

Type
Instant

Set
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Rarity
Uncommon

Text

Destroy target artifact or creature. If its mana value was 4 or less, create a Food token. (It's an artifact with ", , Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")


Flavor Text

"Spray them with the anti-mutagen? No, no. I'm afraid ingestion is the only course."
—Dr. Jordan Perry


Number
#170

Legal Formats
Alchemy | Brawl | Commander | Duel | Future | Gladiator | Historic | Legacy | Modern | Oathbreaker | Pioneer | Standard | Standard Brawl | Timeless | Vintage

Availability
Arena | Magic Online | Paper

Rulings

(27/01/2026)
Some spells and abilities that create Food tokens may require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. You won't create any Food tokens.


(27/01/2026)
Food is an artifact type. Even though it appears on some creatures, it's never a creature type.


(27/01/2026)
Use the mana cost of the artifact or creature as it last existed on the battlefield to determine whether its mana value is 4 or less. If it had in its cost, X is 0 for the purpose of determining its mana value.


(27/01/2026)
Whatever you do, don't eat the cards. (Also, don't make the pizzas pictured on the cards. You don't have the digestive system of a Ninja Turtle.)


(27/01/2026)
If an effect refers to a Food, it means any Food artifact, not just a Food artifact token. For example, you can sacrifice Pizza Face (a Legendary Artifact Creature — Food Mutant) to activate Maraleaf Rider's ability (an ability with "Sacrifice a Food" in its cost). 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.


Artist
Jakob Eirich

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