Fortifying Provisions
Enchantment
Creatures you control get +0/+1.
When this enchantment enters, create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "
, 
, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #18599
Fortifying Provisions puts a Food token into play and slaps +0/+1 on every creature you control — two tangible board effects on a single three-mana enchantment. It's a role-player in Food synergy builds, not a staple, but it does exactly what it promises.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Fortifying Provisions is a Commander card almost exclusively — the Food token and static toughness buff are too slow and low-impact for Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, or Vintage, where three mana needs to do something threatening. In Pauper it's legal but competes against more efficient commons. Commander is where it finds a home, specifically in Food-matters decks like Gyome, Master Chef or any Boros/Selesnya build that wants incidental life gain and a small defensive boost across a wide board.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Fortifying Provisions is deep bulk — you're paying almost nothing for a niche synergy piece. It won't appreciate; pick it up if you need it, but don't speculate.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.