The Art of Tea
TLEAvatar: The Last Airbender Eternal/#129/2025Common
Colour IDMV 2
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.59
Cardmarket€0.31
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.22
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.09
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.04 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.59High $0.59Low $0.35▲ 51.3%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.22TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▼ 15.4%30d▼ 15.4%90d▲ 22.2%
90d high
$0.28
90d low
$0.16
Paper printings priced
1
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.22
Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal
- Down 15.4% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 21% below its 90 day high of $0.28.
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 64% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Instant — Lesson
Put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target creature you control. Create a Food token. (It's an artifact with ", , Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
Keywords
Food
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (4)
wotc2 Oct 2025
Some spells and abilities that create Food tokens may require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. You won't create any Food tokens.
wotc2 Oct 2025
Food is an artifact type. Even though it appears on some creatures, it's never a creature type.
wotc2 Oct 2025
Whatever you do, don't eat the delicious cards.
wotc2 Oct 2025
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 Bosco, Just a Bear's ability (an ability with "Sacrifice a Food" in its cost). 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 Bosco, Just a Bear's ability.
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About this card
The Art of Tea
The Art of Tea is an Instant — Lesson, with mana cost {1}{G} (mana value 2).
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: not_legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.22 (down 15.4% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
The Art of Tea FAQ
How much is The Art of Tea worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for The Art of Tea is $0.22. It is down 15.4% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.16 to $0.28.
What is the cheapest printing of The Art of Tea?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal at $0.22 on TCGplayer.
What set was The Art of Tea first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from TLE #129, released 2025-11-21.
Is there a foil version of The Art of Tea?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $0.36 versus $0.22 for nonfoil, which is 64% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is The Art of Tea legal in Commander?
Yes, The Art of Tea is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is The Art of Tea legal in Modern?
The Art of Tea is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is The Art of Tea legal in Standard?
The Art of Tea is not currently legal in Standard per Scryfall's legality feed.
What does The Art of Tea do?
The Art of Tea is an Instant — Lesson with mana cost {1}{G}. Its Oracle text reads: "Put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target creature you control. Create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")".