Cruel Feeding
~$0.08 low · ~$0.09 high
Black. Instant
Journey into Nyx #64 · Illustrated by Jason A. Engle
Journey into Nyx #64 · Illustrated by Jason A. EngleWhat is Cruel Feeding worth?
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Oracle text
Strive — This spell costs 
more to cast for each target beyond the first.
Any number of target creatures each get +1/+0 and gain lifelink until end of turn. (Damage dealt by a creature with lifelink also causes its controller to gain that much life.)
Format legality
The only printing of Cruel Feeding
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Journey into Nyx jou #64· 2014common· Cardmarket €0.11 · €0.24 foil | common | $0.08 | $0.09 | €0.11€0.24 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2014
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 1
- EDHREC rank
- #25,312 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Strive
- Artist
- Jason A. Engle
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Journey into Nyx card (#64).
64
- 64Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
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Rulings (5)
2014-04-26
The mana cost and mana value of strive spells don't change no matter how many targets they have. Strive abilities affect only what you pay.
2014-04-26
If a spell or ability allows you to cast a strive spell without paying its mana cost, you must pay the additional costs for any targets beyond the first.
2014-04-26
If such a spell is copied, and the effect that copies the spell allows a player to choose new targets for the copy, the number of targets can't be changed. The player may change any number of the targets, including all of them or none of them. If, for one of the targets, the player can't choose a new legal target, then it remains unchanged (even if the current target is illegal).
2014-04-26
You choose how many targets each spell with a strive ability has and what those targets are as you cast it. It's legal to cast such a spell with no targets, although this is rarely a good idea. You can't choose the same target more than once for a single strive spell.
2014-04-26
If all of the spell's targets are illegal when the spell tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. If one or more of its targets are legal when it tries to resolve, the spell will resolve and affect only those legal targets. It will have no effect on any illegal targets.
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