Case of the Uneaten Feast
Enchantment — Case
Whenever a creature you control enters, you gain 1 life.
To solve — You've gained 5 or more life this turn. (If unsolved, solve at the beginning of your end step.)
Solved — Sacrifice this Case: Creature cards in your graveyard gain "You may cast this card from your graveyard" until end of turn.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor Promos
- Price
- $1.13
- EDHREC rank
- #5571
Case of the Uneaten Feast resolves and immediately puts three +1/+1 counters on a creature — no waiting, no hoops — and solving it later turns a token producer like Scurry Oak into a life-gain engine that chains into itself. The cost is two mana and the patience to gain 3 life in a single turn, which Amalia Benavides Aguirre decks clear in their sleep.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy

Amalia Benavides Aguirre
Amalia Benavides Aguirre triggers off every life-gain event, so Case of the Uneaten Feast landing three counters on her immediately and then solving to generate more life gain creates the exact recursive loop the deck is built around.

Trelasarra, Moon Dancer
Trelasarra, Moon Dancer grows from every life-gain trigger, and Case of the Uneaten Feast's front-loaded counters plus its solved-state life gain means Trelasarra can pick up four or more counters from a single card over a game.

Darien, King of Kjeldor
Darien, King of Kjeldor produces Soldiers whenever you take damage, and Case of the Uneaten Feast's solved ability layers a life-gain payoff on top of that token flood, converting the board state into a cushion that keeps Darien's engine running.

Karlov of the Ghost Council
Karlov of the Ghost Council gains a counter for each life-gain trigger, and Case of the Uneaten Feast's ability to generate repeated small life gains — especially once solved — hands Karlov the consistent stream of triggers he needs to threaten an exile.

Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant
Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant rewards you for reaching high life totals, and Case of the Uneaten Feast contributes early counter pressure plus ongoing life gain that inches that total up reliably over a long game.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Case of the Uneaten Feast is legal across every major constructed format but has found its real home in Commander, where the Amalia Benavides Aguirre combo shell treats it as a near-staple. In Pioneer and Modern, the card sees fringe play in dedicated life-gain or +1/+1 counter shells, but it competes with more efficient payoffs and lacks the redundancy that makes it shine in multiplayer. Standard playability is real but narrow — you need a deck built around life-gain synergies for the case to do more than pad a creature. Outside of Commander, Case of the Uneaten Feast is a role-player, not a format staple.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card



Case of the Uneaten FeastScurry OakCleric Class
Infinite ETB; Infinite lifegain triggers; Infinite lifegain; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
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Case of the Uneaten FeastScurry OakHeliod, Sun-Crowned
Infinite ETB; Infinite lifegain triggers; Infinite lifegain; Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature; Infinite creature tokens
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Basking BroodscaleCase of the Uneaten FeastCleric Class
Infinite ETB; Infinite lifegain triggers; Infinite lifegain; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite colorless mana
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Treebeard, Gracious HostScurry OakCase of the Uneaten Feast
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature; Infinite ETB; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite lifegain; Infinite lifegain triggers
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Case of the Uneaten FeastHerd BalothCleric Class
Infinite ETB; Infinite lifegain triggers; Infinite lifegain; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
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Current price
$1.13 cheap tier
At $1.13, Case of the Uneaten Feast sits in the cheap tier — low enough to include without a second thought if you're building any white-black life-gain Commander deck. Demand is anchored to the Amalia Benavides Aguirre combo community, so the price is stable but unlikely to climb unless a new combo shell emerges.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Scurry Oak
- Amalia Benavides Aguirre
- Trelasarra, Moon Dancer
- Darien, King of Kjeldor
- Karlov of the Ghost Council
- Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant
- Cleric Class
- Heliod, Sun-Crowned
- Basking Broodscale
- Treebeard, Gracious Host
- Herd Baloth
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.