The Cabbage Merchant

Gmono-green{2}{G}$27.85
Legendary Creature — Human Citizen
The Cabbage Merchant card art

Whenever an opponent casts a noncreature spell, create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.") Whenever a creature deals combat damage to you, sacrifice a Food token. Tap two untapped Foods you control: Add one mana of any color.

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How The Cabbage Merchant decks play in EDH

The Cabbage Merchant is a mono-green commander costing 2G, and its legendary creature - human citizen line shapes the whole deck around it. It makes tokens, so the deck wants ways to pump a wide board and to turn spare bodies into cards or damage. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. The cards below are the ones The Cabbage Merchant decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.

Most-played cards

20 cards · about $106

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Ramp (3)

Bag End Banquet
Bag End Banquet
$6.87
Krark-Clan Ironworks
Krark-Clan Ironworks
$8.50
Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
$10.75

Card draw (1)

Peregrin Took
Peregrin Took
$0.33

Creatures (10)

Bilbo, Fellow Conspirator
Bilbo, Fellow Conspirator
$8.58
Radagast of Rhosgobel
Radagast of Rhosgobel
$1.89
Ginger, Queen of Sweets
Ginger, Queen of Sweets
$4.03
Copper Gnomes
Copper Gnomes
$2.56
Chrome Dome
Chrome Dome
$0.98
Stridehangar Automaton
Stridehangar Automaton
$2.06
Provisions Merchant
Provisions Merchant
$0.29
Shimmer Myr
Shimmer Myr
$0.35
Academy Manufactor
Academy Manufactor
$8.16
Gilded Goose
Gilded Goose
$0.38

Synergy & payoffs (4)

Avarice Totem
Avarice Totem
$0.41
Clock of Omens
Clock of Omens
$3.84
Grinding Station
Grinding Station
$11.05
Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
$21.42

Lands (2)

Hobbit Hole
Hobbit Hole
$0.20
Fomori Vault
Fomori Vault
$13.12

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The Cabbage Merchant deck questions

What colours can I use in a The Cabbage Merchant deck?

The Cabbage Merchant has a mono-green colour identity, so every card in the deck must be green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.

What are the best cards for The Cabbage Merchant?

The cards played most often in The Cabbage Merchant decks include Bilbo, Fellow Conspirator, Bag End Banquet, Hobbit Hole. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.

How much does a The Cabbage Merchant deck cost?

The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $106 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.

Can I build a The Cabbage Merchant deck from cards I already own?

Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.

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