Bartered Cow

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Format Legality
1v1 Commander Legal
Archenemy Legal
Arena Legal
Block Constructed Legal
Canadian Highlander Legal
Casual Legal
Commander / EDH Legal
Commander: Rule 0 Legal
Custom Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Gladiator Legal
Highlander Legal
Historic Legal
Historic Brawl Legal
Legacy Legal
Leviathan Legal
Limited Legal
Modern Legal
Modern Beyond Horizons Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Pauper Legal
Pauper Duel Commander Legal
Pauper EDH Legal
Pioneer Legal
Planar Constructed Legal
Planechase Legal
Quest Magic Legal
Standard Brawl Legal
Vanguard Legal
Vintage Legal

Bartered Cow

Creature — Ox

When Bartered Cow is put into the graveyard from the battlefield or is discarded, create a Food token. (It's an artifact with ", . Sacrifice this artifact: You gain 3 life.")

Neotrup on How does Library of Leng …

2 years ago

Library of Leng allows you to discard to the top of your library without revealing the card, so you treat it as though it has no abilities. This actually means you cannot get the food of Bartered Cow because at now point is it revealed that the card has any abilities. For reference:

603.2g If a triggered ability's trigger condition is met, but the object with that triggered ability is at no time visible to all players, the ability does not trigger.

701.8c If a card is discarded, but an effect causes it to be put into a hidden zone instead of into its owner's graveyard without being revealed, all values of that card's characteristics are considered to be undefined. If a card is discarded this way to pay a cost that specifies a characteristic about the discarded card, that cost payment is illegal; the game returns to the moment before the cost was paid (see rule 726, "Handling Illegal Actions").

BruhYouFarted on How does Library of Leng …

2 years ago

I know that it allows boosts from discarding, such as Bartered Cow's food generation, but how does it interact with Instants/Sorceries with Madness and/or Creatures with Madness. In perticular, are you able to cast then tuck them, or can you only do one? (Before making a verdict, refer to the Gatherer's rulings and erratas as this magic card is very wonky)

Boza on A Song of Spikes & Ire (by B.R.R. Martin)

4 years ago

I recently saw a great tech in this article that really sparked the creativity together with this deck.

The list near the bottom uses Tortured Existence to loop 2 Bartered Cow to create a food token for each black mana you have. This will trigger reckless fireweaver and if the artifact dies, say to Atog, the disciple will trigger as well. The food tokens can also stave off aggro decks.

I will make sure to brew a Tortured Cow Disciple deck and share it :)

zditty on B/G Food

5 years ago

I don't think Bartered Cow is really doing a lot for you. Getting rid of this card would let you play Golgari and that would be a more consistent deck. Just an idea.

Retrophill on Cat Oven **Spicy Eldraine Modern Pox Brew**

5 years ago

Would you consider Bartered Cow for the list?