Juliet and game designer Aaron Lim dig into Magic’s most interesting cards with the Food subtype! From Gingerbrutes to Krovod Haunches, they resist the urge to create tokens and design some tasty (though potentially broken) cards that’ll make you say “Bon Appétit”.
Check out Aaron’s Kickstarter live now: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ehronlime/ithaca-in-the-cards-and-what-should-we-have-tomorrow-2nd-eds
You can hear “Ithaca in the Cards” played on Party of One here: https://www.partyofonepodcast.com/2022/09/14/339-ithaca-in-the-cards-with-aaron-lim/
Cards designed in the ep
Juicy Bait
UG Artifact Creature – Fish Food
2, T, Sacrifice ~: You may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield. If you do, sacrifice it unless you pay its mana cost reduced by up to 2. You gain 3 life. 1/1
Argy, God of Feasts
1GW Legendary Artifact Creature – Food God
This isn’t a creature unless you’ve gained 3 or more life this turn.
When this enters or attacks, put up to one Food creature card from your graveyard onto the battlefield. If ~ is attacking, that creature enters attacking. Creatures you control get +2/+2 until end of turn.
2, T, Sacrifice this: You gain life equal to double its power.
3/3