Three Bowls of Porridge
Artifact — Food
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• This artifact deals 2 damage to target creature.
• Tap target creature.
• Sacrifice this artifact. You gain 3 life.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Wilds of Eldraine
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #14623
Three Bowls of Porridge puts three Food tokens on the board the turn it resolves, which is a meaningful chunk of life and artifact fodder for one mana investment beyond the initial cast. Outside of Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender and dedicated Food synergy shells, that rate doesn't justify a slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender
Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender gets +1/+1 for each Food you sacrifice to activate abilities, so Three Bowls of Porridge delivering three tokens at once translates directly into a significant power boost the same turn you need to swing.
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 |
Three Bowls of Porridge is a role-player in Commander and essentially nowhere else. In 60-card formats — Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage — Food synergies exist but the card is too slow and too narrow to see serious play. Commander is where Three Bowls of Porridge finds its home, specifically in Food-tribal and artifact-token shells where three artifacts entering simultaneously triggers multiple payoffs at once. Outside those specific archetypes, cut it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Three Bowls of Porridge is bulk — easy to acquire, easy to cut without remorse. Don't expect that floor to move; it's a narrow synergy piece with a small target audience.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.