First printed in Throne of Eldraine (2019)

All 8 prints

The Zeta Set (SLZ) #156, 2026
The Zeta Set (SLZ) #277, 2026
The Zeta Set (SLZ) #35, 2026
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1759, 2024
Store Championships (SCH) #18, 2023
The List (PLST) #ELD-81, 2023
Jumpstart (JMP) #216, 2020
Throne of Eldraine (ELD) #81, 2019

Cauldron Familiar

Creature — Cat

When this creature enters, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Sacrifice a Food: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

In the last 30 days 4.9% of Pioneer decks played it (20 of 408). Most played in BRG (unclassified). In the last 30 days 0.9% of Modern decks played it (21 of 2236). Most played in WBRG (unclassified).

Staple

Pioneer staples: main deck, 4% of decks (#138)
Black, Creatures, Recursion, Lifegain

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Combos

710 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Academy Manufactor + Cauldron Familiar + Warren Soultrader
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Cauldron Familiar + Peregrin Took + Warren Soultrader
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Academy Manufactor + Ashnod's Altar + Cauldron Familiar + Pitiless Plunderer
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Ashnod's Altar + Cauldron Familiar + Peregrin Took + Pitiless Plunderer
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Academy Manufactor + Cauldron Familiar + Pitiless Plunderer + Viscera Seer
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Cauldron Familiar + Peregrin Took + Pitiless Plunderer + Viscera Seer
Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Cauldron Familiar + Samwise Gamgee + Viscera Seer
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Academy Manufactor + Cauldron Familiar + Phyrexian Altar + Pitiless Plunderer
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Cauldron Familiar + Peregrin Took + Phyrexian Altar + Pitiless Plunderer
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Academy Manufactor + Cauldron Familiar + Clock of Omens + Witch's Oven

See all 710 on Commander Spellbook

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Legal
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful Not legal
Premodern Not legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Legal
PreDH Not legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Brawl Legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Competitive Brawl Legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta: share of the archetype in the format
Play it: decks of the archetype that play this card
Together: decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift: how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Pioneer Other periods →

In 20 of 408 decks (4.9%).

Share of decks

4.9%

▲ 1.5 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

20 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

4.0

in the main deck

Win rate

59%

6 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
BRG (unclassified)	7.1%	41%
BR (unclassified)	2.5%	80%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Witch's Oven	100%	20.4
Deadly Dispute	100%	12.0
Blackcleave Cliffs	100%	12.0
The Sackville-Bagginses	100%	11.7
Blazemire Verge	95%	17.6
Mayhem Devil	70%	19.0
Blood Crypt	65%	8.3
Scavenger's Talent	60%	20.4
Biotech Specialist	60%	9.1
Overgrown Tomb	60%	3.2

Best win rate

Deck	Record
BRG xfile in Pioneer Challenge 32	7-1 88%
BRG xfile in Pioneer Challenge 32	7-1 88%
BR VitorCarvalho01 in Pioneer Challenge 32	7-2 78%
BRG Univerce in Pioneer Challenge 32	6-2 75%
BRG GhostbloodGhost in Pioneer Challenge 32	5-2 71%
BRG GhostbloodGhost in Pioneer Challenge 16	4-2 67%
BRG xfile in Pioneer Challenge 16	3-2 60%
BRG Varo in Pioneer Challenge 16	3-2 60%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
BRG night25456, 24 Oct	4 main	5-0
BRG makaaaa, 23 Oct	4 main	#21 3-3
BRG Varo, 18 Oct	4 main	#9 3-2
BRG xfile, 18 Oct	4 main	#11 3-2
BRG therock988, 18 Oct	4 main	#23 2-3
BR shinubi, 16 Oct	4 main	5-0
BRG xfile, 16 Oct	4 main	#3 7-1
BRG Univerce, 16 Oct	4 main	#4 6-2

Modern Other periods →

In 21 of 2236 decks (0.9%).

Share of decks

0.9%

▲ 0.6 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

21 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

4.0

in the main deck

Win rate

66%

4 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
WBRG (unclassified)	1.7%	38%
WBG (unclassified)	0.8%	17%
WUBG (unclassified)	0.4%	30%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Gilded Goose	100%	108.0
Samwise Gamgee	100%	108.0
Chord of Calling	100%	103.1
Young Wolf	100%	90.7
Carrion Feeder	100%	73.2
Birthing Ritual	100%	64.8
Dryad Arbor	100%	11.8
Overgrown Tomb	100%	11.2
Godless Shrine	100%	10.0
Temple Garden	100%	9.6

Best win rate

Deck	Record
WBG Nekrohero in Modern Challenge 32	9-0 100%
WUBG _Logic_ in Modern Challenge 32	6-2 75%
WBRG Tegutten in Modern Challenge 32	5-2 71%
WBRG NickBolas90 in Modern Challenge 32	4-2 67%
WBRG Moorehardcore in Modern Challenge 32	4-2 67%
WBRG Tegutten in Modern Challenge 64	4-3 57%
WBG Beadsley in Modern Challenge 96	4-3 57%
WBRG WorstShuffler in Modern Challenge 32	3-3 50%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
WBG Nekrohero, 28 Oct	4 main	#1 9-0
WBRG Rack, 28 Oct	4 main	5-0
WBRG NickBolas90, 26 Oct	4 main	#11 4-2
WBRG WorstShuffler, 24 Oct	4 main	#19 3-3
WBRG WorstShuffler, 24 Oct	4 main	#7 3-3
WBRG Near_Mint, 24 Oct	4 main	5-0
WBRG NickBolas90, 22 Oct	4 main	#12
WBRG Tegutten, 21 Oct	4 main	#21 4-3

Pauper Other periods →

In 15 of 1908 decks (0.8%).

Share of decks

0.8%

▲ 0.6 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

15 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

3.1

in the main deck

Win rate

54%

5 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Golgari Grapple	0.6%	100%
BG (unclassified)	0.5%	10%
WB (unclassified)	0.4%	13%
UBRG (unclassified)	0.3%	20%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Nutrient Block	100%	112.2
Lembas	100%	10.8
Pestilence	93%	104.8
Khalni Garden	93%	22.3
Fanatical Offering	93%	16.5
Tithing Blade // Consuming Sepulcher	93%	12.8
Eviscerator's Insight	93%	12.1
Campfire	93%	8.4
Nihil Spellbomb	93%	6.2
Cast Down	93%	4.0

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Golgari Grapple True-Name-Nemesis in Pauper Challenge 16	5-1 83%
Golgari Grapple True-Name-Nemesis in Pauper Challenge 32	6-2 75%
Golgari Grapple KingZiggy in Pauper Challenge 16	4-2 67%
WB Erik Howley in Pauper Regional Qualifier	3-2 60%
Golgari Grapple True-Name-Nemesis in Pauper Challenge 16	4-3 57%
Golgari Grapple Antoine P. in the300	1-4 20%
Golgari Grapple Lurot Eric in FirstQualifier	1-5 17%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
BG clamego, 26 Oct	3 main	5-0
Golgari Grapple Pleitegeier, 26 Oct	3 main	5-0
WB Erik Howley, 24 Oct	3 main	#8 3-2
Golgari Grapple True-Name-Nemesis, 24 Oct	3 main	#8 4-3
Golgari Grapple KingZiggy, 24 Oct	3 main	#10 4-2
Golgari Grapple Chestu, 20 Oct	3 main	#27 0-3
Golgari Grapple True-Name-Nemesis, 18 Oct	3 main	#3 6-2
Golgari Grapple True-Name-Nemesis, 6 Oct	3 main	#32 0-3

Commander Other periods →

In 36 of 6150 decks (0.6%).

Share of decks

0.6%

▼ 0.2 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

36 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

32%

11 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver	3.5%	1%
Tayam, Luminous Enigma	1.9%	2%
Chatterfang, Squirrel General	0.4%	36%
Halana, Kessig Ranger + Tymna the Weaver	0.2%	100%
Tana, the Bloodsower + Tymna the Weaver	0.2%	30%
Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit + Sam, Loyal Attendant	0.1%	75%
Elmar, Ulvenwald Informant + Wernog, Rider's Chaplain	0.0%	50%
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa + Tymna the Weaver	0.0%	100%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Boseiju, Who Endures	100%	2.2
Birds of Paradise	97%	2.2
Verdant Catacombs	97%	1.5
Command Tower	97%	1.1
Gaea's Cradle	94%	2.6
Demonic Tutor	94%	2.0
Vampiric Tutor	94%	2.0
Windswept Heath	94%	1.7
Ancient Tomb	94%	1.1
Gemstone Caverns	94%	1.0

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver Max B [UNCS] in FOIL Gaea's Cradle cEDH 6k	4-2 67%
Chatterfang, Squirrel General Art Chanse [LARP] in October cEDH at the Gamer's Haven	3-3 50%
Chatterfang, Squirrel General Art Chanse [LARP] in Commander Invitational Qualifier - Thunder Games	2-3 40%
Reyhan, Last of the Abzan + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful Jon in Eye of The Tiger (Lion) CEDH Tournament- Win a Lion's Eye Diamond	2-3 40%
Halana, Kessig Ranger + Tymna the Weaver Angel Alexander Ponce de Leon Santarelli in CEDH Norte Bilbao + Zaragoza + Pamplona	2-3 40%
Tana, the Bloodsower + Tymna the Weaver Nathan Buebe in CEDH Monthly Dual Land Tournament - October	2-3 40%
Halana, Kessig Ranger + Tymna the Weaver Hernaisito in CEDH Norte Bilbao + Zaragoza + Pamplona	1-4 20%
Chatterfang, Squirrel General Fidael in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K	1-4 20%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Halana, Kessig Ranger + Tymna the Weaver Himalayan salt, 25 Oct	1 main	#3 2-2
Halana, Kessig Ranger + Tymna the Weaver [ARC] Ivan Manrubia, 25 Oct	1 main	#4 2-1
Chatterfang, Squirrel General Art Chanse [LARP], 24 Oct	1 main	#4 2-3
Chatterfang, Squirrel General Rye // SeaEDH, 24 Oct	1 main	#11 1-2
Tana, the Bloodsower + Tymna the Weaver Nicholas Gilmour, 24 Oct	1 main	#16 1-3
Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit + Sam, Loyal Attendant Ryan Holland, 24 Oct	1 main	#14 0-3
Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit + Sam, Loyal Attendant Enrique Barreda, 24 Oct	1 main	#33 0-3
Chatterfang, Squirrel General Maxwell Spanklemaker, 24 Oct	1 main	#48 1-1

No recent decks in: Legacy, Vintage, Duel Commander.