Meriadoc Brandybuck

{1}{G}

Legendary Creature — Halfling Citizen

LTRThe Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth#806uncommon
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Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 20
Illustrator
Marko Manev
Found in
The Lord of the Rings Tales of Middle earth Special Edition Collector Booster Pack
Printings4
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Whenever one or more Halflings you control attack a player, create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
2/2

Plays as: Lifegain Source · Food Maker

Market · per finishspark updated 4h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Foil+4.4%
$0.47
$0.25 low$0.17 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.23· across 4 printings

Rulings

5 · latest Nov 8, 2024 · one tap opens all
  • WotCNov 8, 2024

    Food is an artifact type. Even though it appears on some creatures, it's never a creature type.

  • WotCNov 8, 2024

    Whatever you do, don't eat the delicious cards.

  • WotCNov 8, 2024

    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.

  • WotCJun 16, 2023

    Halflings attacking a planeswalker or battle won't cause Meriadoc Brandybuck's ability to trigger.

  • WotCJun 16, 2023

    Meriadoc Brandybuck's ability has you create just one Food token per player you attack with a Halfling, no matter how many Halflings you attack them with beyond the first.