First printed in Modern Horizons 2 (2021)
Artifact — Book
, Discard a card: Create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "
, , Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
, , Sacrifice this artifact: Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
- Illustrated by
- Joe Slucher
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (4)
- The Underworld Cookbook's last ability can target any creature card in your graveyard, not just one discarded with its first ability. For example, if a Granite Gargoyle you control dies after being dealt damage by Lightning Axe, you could use The Underworld Cookbook to make a delicious Gargoyle entrée.
- Whatever you do, don't eat the delicious cards.
- Food is an artifact type. Even though it appears on some creatures, it's never a creature type.
- 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.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
26 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Academy Manufactor + Clock of Omens + Ovalchase Daredevil + The Underworld Cookbook
- Infinite draw triggers, Infinite rummaging…: Academy Manufactor + Clock of Omens + Krark-Clan Ironworks + The Underworld Cookbook
- Infinite self-discard triggers, Infinite tapped Food tokens: Clock of Omens + Grinding Station + Ovalchase Daredevil + The Underworld Cookbook
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Academy Manufactor + Clock of Omens + Metalwork Colossus + The Underworld Cookbook
- Infinite self-discard triggers: Clock of Omens + Metalwork Colossus + Stridehangar Automaton + The Underworld Cookbook
- Infinite self-discard triggers, Infinite tapped Food tokens: Clock of Omens + Ovalchase Daredevil + Parallel Lives + The Underworld Cookbook
- Infinite self-discard triggers, Infinite tapped Food tokens: Clock of Omens + Doubling Season + Ovalchase Daredevil + The Underworld Cookbook
- Infinite self-discard triggers: Clock of Omens + Metalwork Colossus + The Underworld Cookbook + Worldwalker Helm
- Infinite turns, Lock: Gonti's Aether Heart + Mishra, Eminent One + The Underworld Cookbook
- Infinite self-discard triggers: Clock of Omens + Metalwork Colossus + Peregrin Took + The Underworld Cookbook
