Tough Cookie

Tough Cookie

{1}{G}Artifact Creature — Food Golem2/2

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When this creature enters, create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")

{2}{G}: Until end of turn, target noncreature artifact you control becomes a 4/4 artifact creature.

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

What it does

Tagged as Lifegain — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.

Official rulings

  1. As Tough Cookie's second ability resolves, the target permanent keeps any other types and subtypes it had before it became an artifact creature. (2023-09-01)
  2. Whatever you do, don't eat the delicious cards. (2024-11-08)
  3. Food is an artifact type. Even though it appears on some creatures, it's never a creature type. (2024-11-08)
  4. 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. (2024-11-08)

Printings & prices

Every set Tough Cookie 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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