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Experimental Confectioner

Creature — Human Peasant

When this creature enters, create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
Whenever you sacrifice a Food, create a 1/1 black Rat creature token with "This token can't block."

CMC
3
Mana cost
{2}{B}
Color identity
B
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Wilds of Eldraine
Price
$8.63
EDHREC rank
#3554
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Experimental Confectioner card art
Experimental Confectioner generates a food token every upkeep, which is enough to sustain life-gain loops, feed sacrifice engines, and blank damage-based win conditions on its own. The real demand comes from commanders like Ygra, Eater of All, where every food doubles as a creature, and Peregrin Took, where every food token translates directly into card advantage.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Ygra, Eater of All

Ygra, Eater of All

74.1% of decks · synergy 0.68

Ygra, Eater of All turns every food token into a creature, so the guaranteed upkeep trigger from Experimental Confectioner is a free body every turn — that's an engine piece, not a support card.

02
Gyome, Master Chef

Gyome, Master Chef

63.6% of decks · synergy 0.57

Gyome, Master Chef already wants a steady flow of food tokens to hand out and sacrifice, and Experimental Confectioner delivers one per upkeep without requiring any additional investment.

04
Merry, Warden of IsengardPippin, Warden of Isengard

Merry, Warden of Isengard // Pippin, Warden of Isengard

45.8% of decks · synergy 0.42

Merry, Warden of Isengard // Pippin, Warden of Isengard rewards token production and life-gain payoffs, and Experimental Confectioner slots in as a reliable, recurring food source that keeps both halves of the engine fed.

05
Frodo, Adventurous HobbitSam, Loyal Attendant

Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit // Sam, Loyal Attendant

28.1% of decks · synergy 0.24

Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit // Sam, Loyal Attendant runs food as a central mechanic, and Experimental Confectioner is an on-theme, repeatable source that plugs into Sam's triggered abilities without taking up a high slot in the curve.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Experimental Confectioner is legal in every major constructed format but sees essentially no play outside Commander — one food per upkeep is far too slow for Modern or Pioneer, where the game is often over before the third or fourth trigger lands. In Standard it's playable in dedicated food builds but competes with more efficient token generators. Commander is where it earns its slot: the game goes long enough that an unconditional, zero-upkeep-cost food token every turn compounds into real value, especially under commanders that convert food tokens into cards, creatures, or damage.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Budget Alternatives

Cheaper options that do most of the same work

If you want the upkeep food trigger at a lower price point, Cram Session produces a single food on entry with a minor upside and costs next to nothing, though it lacks Experimental Confectioner's sustained recurring output. Gilded Goose is the tightest functional alternative — it produces food reliably and comes down on turn one — but it requires mana investment each time rather than triggering for free, which matters a lot in the late game.

Price Context

Current price

$8.63 mid tier

At $8.63, Experimental Confectioner sits in the mid tier, which is high for a three-mana utility creature with no immediate board impact. The price is driven almost entirely by Ygra, Eater of All demand — if that commander falls out of favor, expect the price to soften.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.