The Art of Tea
{1}{G}Instant — Lesson
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Put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target creature you control. Create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
What it does
Tagged as +1/+1 counters · Lifegain — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.
Official rulings
- Some spells and abilities that create Food tokens may require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. You won't create any Food tokens. (2025-10-02)
- If an effect refers to a Food, it means any Food artifact, not just a Food artifact token. For example, you can sacrifice Tough Cookie (an Artifact Creature — Food Golem) to activate Bosco, Just a Bear's ability (an ability with "Sacrifice a Food" in its cost). 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 Bosco, Just a Bear's ability. (2025-10-02)
- Food is an artifact type. Even though it appears on some creatures, it's never a creature type. (2025-10-02)
- Whatever you do, don't eat the delicious cards. (2025-10-02)
Printings & prices
Every set The Art of Tea 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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