Food Chain
Enchantment$28.55
Exile a creature you control: Add X mana of any one color, where X is 1 plus the exiled creature's mana value. Spend this mana only to cast creature spells.
Legal in Commander
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Combos 41
Food Chain + Squee, the Immortal
- Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Food Chain by exiling Squee, adding {R}{R}{R}{R} that can only be spent to cast creature spells. Cast Squee from exile by paying {1}{R}{R}. Repeat.
Food Chain + Eternal Scourge
- Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Food Chain by exiling Eternal Scourge, adding four mana of any one color that can only be spent to cast creature spells. Cast Eternal Scourge from exile by paying {3}. Repeat.
Food Chain + Misthollow Griffin
- Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Food Chain by exiling Misthollow Griffin, adding {U}{U}{U}{U}{U} that can only be spent to cast creature spells. Cast Misthollow Griffin from exile by paying {2}{U}{U}. Repeat.
Food Chain + Prossh, Skyraider of Kher
- Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells
- Infinite creature tokens
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Prossh by paying {3}{B}{R}{G} plus commander tax (if applicable). Prossh triggers, creating at least six 0/1 Kobold creature tokens. Activate Food Chain by exiling Prossh, adding seven mana of any one color that can only be spent on creature spells. Put Prossh from exile into the command zone. Activate Food Chain by exiling a Kobold token, adding {1} that can only be spent on creature spells. Repeat step 5 until you have enough mana to recast Prossh. Repeat any number of times. Once you have infinite creature tokens, you may activate Prossh any number of times.
Food Chain + Hellkite Courser + Cloudstone Curio
- Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Your commander is on the battlefield and is a nonartifact creature with mana value 5 or greater.
Steps
Activate Food Chain by exiling your commander, adding at least six {R} that can only be spent to cast creature spells. Choose to return your commander to the command zone from exile. Cast Hellkite Charger by paying {4}{R}{R}. When Hellkite Charger enters the battlefield, it and Cloudstone Curio trigger. Resolve the Cloudstone Curio trigger, choosing to return nothing to your hand from the battlefield. Resolve the Hellkite Charger trigger, putting your commander onto the battlefield from the command zone. When your commander enters the battlefield, Cloudstone Curio triggers, returning Hellkite Charger from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat. If your commander has mana value 6 or greater, this combo nets infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells.
Food Chain + Ashling, the Limitless + Greenwarden of Murasa
- Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Greenwarden of Murasa for its evoke cost by paying {4}. When Greenwarden of Murasa enters, its first ability and evoke abilities trigger. Resolve the first trigger, optionally returning a card from your graveyard to your hand. Resolve the second trigger, sacrificing Greenwarden of Murasa. When Greenwarden of Murasa dies, Ashling triggers, creating a token copy of Greenwarden of Murasa with haste. When the Greenwarden of Murasa token enters, it triggers, returning Greenwarden of Murasa from your graveyard to your hand. Activate Food Chain by exiling the Greenwarden of Murasa, adding {B}{B}{B}{B}{B} that can only be spent to cast creature spells. Repeat.
Food Chain + Ashling, the Limitless + Grave Sifter
- Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Grave Sifter for its evoke cost by paying {4}. When Grave Sifter enters, its first ability and evoke abilities trigger. Resolve the first trigger, optionally returning a card from your graveyard to your hand. Resolve the second trigger, sacrificing Grave Sifter. When Grave Sifter dies, Ashling triggers, creating a token copy of Grave Sifter with haste. When the Grave Sifter token enters, it triggers, returning Grave Sifter from your graveyard to your hand. Activate Food Chain by exiling the Grave Sifter, adding {B}{B}{B}{B}{B} that can only be spent to cast creature spells. Repeat.
Food Chain + Aeve, Progenitor Ooze
- Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells
- Infinite commander casts
- Infinite creature tokens
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Your storm count is equal to or greater than the number of times you've cast Aeve this game divided by three, rounded up.
Steps
Cast Aeve from the command zone by paying {2}{G}{G}{G} and commander tax, if applicable. Aeve's storm ability triggers, copying it for each other spell you've cast this turn. Activate Food Chain by exiling the nontoken Aeve, adding six {G} that can only be spent to cast creature spells. Choose to have Aeve returned to the command zone instead of being put into exile. Activate Food Chain by exiling an Aeve token, adding six {G} that can only be spent to cast creature spells. Repeat step 5 until you have enough mana to cast Aeve from the command zone. Repeat from step 1.
Food Chain + Titania, Protector of Argoth + Command Beacon
- Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Command Beacon's second ability by tapping and sacrificing it. Titania's second ability triggers, creating a 5/3 Elemental creature token. Activate Food Chain by exiling Titania, adding six {G} that can only be spent to cast creature spells. Choose to have Titania put into the command zone from your graveyard. Resolve the Command Beacon ability from step 1, putting Titania from the command zone into your hand. Cast Titania by paying {3}{G}{G}. Titania enters the battlefield, returning Command Beacon from your graveyard to the battlefield. Repeat.
Food Chain + Ashling, the Limitless + Graveshifter
- Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Graveshifter for its evoke cost by paying {4}. When Graveshifter enters, its first ability and evoke abilities trigger. Resolve the first trigger, optionally returning a card from your graveyard to your hand. Resolve the second trigger, sacrificing Graveshifter. When Graveshifter dies, Ashling triggers, creating a token copy of Graveshifter with haste. When the Graveshifter token enters, it triggers, returning Graveshifter from your graveyard to your hand. Activate Food Chain by exiling the Graveshifter, adding {B}{B}{B}{B}{B} that can only be spent to cast creature spells. Repeat.
Combo data from Commander Spellbook. Only combos of 2 or 3 named cards are listed.
Best commanders
Commanders whose abilities work with this card and share its colors, from what the cards do.
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- Wildsear, Scouring MawFood Chain is an Enchantment, which Wildsear, Scouring Maw can use.
- Yuna, Hope of SpiraFood Chain is an Enchantment, which Yuna, Hope of Spira can use.
- Satsuki, the Living LoreFood Chain is an Enchantment, which Satsuki, the Living Lore can use.
- Terra, Magical Adept // Esper TerraFood Chain is an Enchantment, which Terra, Magical Adept // Esper Terra can use.
- Narci, Fable SingerFood Chain is an Enchantment, which Narci, Fable Singer can use.
- Anikthea, Hand of ErebosFood Chain is an Enchantment, which Anikthea, Hand of Erebos can use.