Courier of Comestibles
Creature — Human Citizen
When this creature enters, you may search your library for a Food card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. If you don't put a card into your hand this way, create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "
, 
, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Wizards Play Network 2026
- Price
- $0.32
- EDHREC rank
- #20219
Courier of Comestibles nets you a Food token on entry and then cycles through your deck whenever you sacrifice a Food, turning artifact fodder into consistent card selection. The cost is a three-mana 1/1 body that does nothing the turn it enters — you're paying a real rate for an effect that only pays off if you already have the Food infrastructure to support it.
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 |
In Commander, Courier of Comestibles earns its slot in Food-themed decks under commanders like Gyome, Master Chef or Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn, where sacrificing Food is a recurring action rather than an occasional one — the card selection adds up fast over a long game. Outside of those dedicated shells it's too slow and parasitic to make the cut when stronger draw engines exist. In 60-card formats, Courier of Comestibles competes in the same space as other Food payoffs in Pioneer and Modern, but the three-mana cost is steep when aggressive Food synergies want to operate at one and two mana. Standard is the most forgiving home if a Food-centric archetype is actively supported in the format, but even there it's a mid-tier role-player rather than a staple.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.32 bulk tier
At $0.32, Courier of Comestibles sits firmly in bulk territory — cheap to acquire and easy to swap in without financial risk. Don't expect the price to move unless a Food archetype breaks out in a high-visibility format; niche synergy pieces at this rate rarely spike.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.