Nocturnal Hunger
BLBBloomburrow/#102/2024Common
Colour IDMV 3
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.35
Cardmarket€0.06
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.11
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.03 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.35High $0.35Low $0.35▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.11TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▼ 8.3%90d▼ 31.3%
90d high
$0.19
90d low
$0.08
Paper printings priced
1
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.11
Bloomburrow
- Down 8.3% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 42% below its 90 day high of $0.19.
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 64% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Instant
Gift a Food (You may promise an opponent a gift as you cast this spell. If you do, they create a Food token before its other effects. It's an artifact with ", , Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
Destroy target creature. If the gift wasn't promised, you lose 2 life.
Keywords
GiftFood
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (11)
wotc8 Nov 2024
Food is an artifact type. Even though it appears on some creatures, it's never a creature type.
wotc8 Nov 2024
Whatever you do, don't eat the delicious cards.
wotc8 Nov 2024
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.
wotc26 Jul 2024
You can't pay a gift cost more than once.
wotc26 Jul 2024
If a spell for which the gift was promised is countered, doesn't resolve (perhaps because all of its targets are illegal), or is otherwise removed from the stack, the gift won't be given. None of its other effects will happen either.
wotc26 Jul 2024
For instants and sorceries with gift, the gift is given to the appropriate opponent as part of the resolution of the spell. This happens before any of the spell's other effects would take place.
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About this card
Nocturnal Hunger
Nocturnal Hunger is an Instant, with mana cost {2}{B} (mana value 3).
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: legal, Pioneer: legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.11 (down 8.3% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Nocturnal Hunger FAQ
How much is Nocturnal Hunger worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Nocturnal Hunger is $0.11. It is down 8.3% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.08 to $0.19.
What is the cheapest printing of Nocturnal Hunger?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Bloomburrow at $0.11 on TCGplayer.
What set was Nocturnal Hunger first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from BLB #102, released 2024-08-02.
Is there a foil version of Nocturnal Hunger?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $0.18 versus $0.11 for nonfoil, which is 64% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Nocturnal Hunger legal in Commander?
Yes, Nocturnal Hunger is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Nocturnal Hunger legal in Modern?
Yes, Nocturnal Hunger is currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Nocturnal Hunger legal in Standard?
Yes, Nocturnal Hunger is currently legal in Standard per Scryfall's legality feed.
What does Nocturnal Hunger do?
Nocturnal Hunger is an Instant with mana cost {2}{B}. Its Oracle text reads: "Gift a Food (You may promise an opponent a gift as you cast this spell. If you do, they create a Food token before its other effects. It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.") Destroy target creature. If the gift wasn't promised, you lose 2 life.".