Nutrient Block

Nutrient Block

{1}Artifact — Food

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Indestructible (Effects that say "destroy" don't destroy this artifact.)

{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: You gain 3 life.

When this artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, draw a card.

What it does

Tagged as Card draw · Protection · Lifegain — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.

Keyword reminders

Indestructible. This can't be destroyed by damage or by effects that say "destroy." · CR 702.12 Read more →

Official rulings

  1. If an effect refers to a Food, it means any Food artifact, not just a Food token. For example, when you activate the second ability of Ragost, Deft Gastronaut (which says “{1}, {T}, Sacrifice a Food: Ragost deals 3 damage to each opponent”), you can sacrifice Nutrient Block to pay its cost. (2025-07-25)
  2. You can’t sacrifice a Food to pay multiple costs. For example, you can’t sacrifice a Nutrient Block to activate its own last ability and also to pay the cost of Ragost, Deft Gastronaut’s second ability. (2025-07-25)

Printings & prices

Every set Nutrient Block has been printed in, with the art, the finishes and the market price of each — the headline price above is the cheapest of these.

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