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Pippin's Bravery

Pippin's Bravery

Instant

common

You may sacrifice a Food. If you do, target creature gets +4/+4 until end of turn. Otherwise, that creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

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Semantic Tags

Combat Trickmechanical

An instant-speed spell that modifies combat — pump, protection, or removal during combat.

Food Mattersmechanical

Food token synergies — creation, sacrifice, and artifact interactions.

Pumpmechanical

A spell or ability that gives a temporary power/toughness boost.

Broadly benefits from sacrificing permanents — overlaps aristocrats but includes non-creature sacrifice.

Format Legality

commanderlegal
oathbreakerlegal
modernlegal
pioneernot legal
standardnot legal
legacylegal
vintagelegal
pauperlegal
historiclegal
explorernot legal
alchemynot legal

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Printings (3)

Rulings

2023-06-16

If an effect refers to a Food, it means any Food artifact, not just a Food artifact token. For example, you can sacrifice Lembas to Pippin's Bravery.

2023-06-16

You choose a target creature as you cast Pippin's Bravery, but you don't choose whether to sacrifice a Food until the spell resolves.

2023-06-16

If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Pippin's Bravery tries to resolve, Pippin's Bravery is removed from the stack. You won't be able to sacrifice a Food to it.

2024-11-08

Food is an artifact type. Even though it appears on some creatures, it's never a creature type.

2024-11-08

You can't sacrifice a Food to pay multiple costs. For example, you can't sacrifice a Food token to activate its own ability and also to activate Maraleaf Rider's ability.

2024-11-08

If an effect refers to a Food, it means any Food artifact, not just a Food artifact token. For example, you can sacrifice Tough Cookie (an Artifact Creature — Food Golem) to activate Maraleaf Rider's ability (an ability with "Sacrifice a Food" in its cost).

2024-11-08

Whatever you do, don't eat the delicious cards.