Ygra, Eater of All: The Feast Begins
Ygra, Eater of All stands as a formidable presence in any Bloomburrow deck. This legendary Elemental Cat combines raw power and strategic resilience with a 6/6 body and a unique Ward ability that forces opponents into tough choices. Sacrificing Food as a ward protects Ygra, making it difficult for your opponents to remove her without paying a significant cost. This mechanic not only emphasizes resource management but also synergizes neatly with Food artifact creation, a common theme in this set.
Beyond her Ward, Ygra imposes a transformative effect on your creatures, turning them into Food artifacts while granting them an activated ability that sustains your life total. This creates a feedback loop of value, where each Food sacrificed or placed into the graveyard directly strengthens Ygra through +1/+1 counters. The card rewards careful play and timing, making it a solid pick for players looking to build a resilient, life-gaining board state with a flavorful narrative of a predatory elemental lurking in the wilds.
Card Details:
- Mana Cost: {3}{B}{G}
- Card Type: Legendary Creature
- Subtypes: Elemental Cat
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Card Text: Ward — Sacrifice a Food.
Other creatures are Food artifacts in addition to their other types and have “2, T, Sacrifice this permanent: You gain 3 life.”
Whenever a Food is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, put two +1/+1 counters on Ygra, Eater of All. - Power / Toughness: 6/6