The Battle of Bywater
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
What it does
Destroy all creatures with power 3 or greater. Then create a Food token for each creature you control. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
Rulings
3 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.
- 2024-11-08
Food is an artifact type. Even though it appears on some creatures, it's never a creature type.
- 2024-11-08
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.
- 2024-11-08
Whatever you do, don't eat the delicious cards.
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes The Battle of Bywater, whatever its commander.
Most played under
| Commander | Decks | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samwise Gamgee | 1 | 4 | — |
| Aragorn, the Uniter | 1 | 0 | — |
| Bjorna, Nightfall Alchemist | 1 | 0 | — |
| Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit | 1 | 0 | — |
| Sam, Loyal Attendant | 1 | 0 | — |
| Wernog, Rider's Chaplain | 1 | 0 | — |
Colors it shows up in
- Abzan 1 deck
- Selesnya 1 deck
- Four-Color (no Green) 1 deck
- Four-Color (no Black) 1 deck
The Battle of Bywater price history
The The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #2 printing, as Scryfall reports the TCGplayer market. Updated nightly. Click any version below to chart its price.
Every recorded price change
| Date | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2026 | $2.10 | $4.00 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | $2.06 | $4.00 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | $2.22 | $4.00 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | $2.20 | $4.00 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | $2.24 | $4.00 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | $2.21 | $4.00 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | $2.03 | $4.33 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | $1.99 | $4.33 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | $2.03 | $4.33 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | $2.17 | $4.33 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $2.33 | $4.33 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | $2.34 | $4.33 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | $2.28 | $4.33 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $2.18 | $4.33 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $2.07 | $4.33 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $2.09 | $4.33 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $1.87 | $4.33 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $1.79 | $4.28 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | $1.71 | $4.28 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | $1.95 | $4.28 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $1.87 | $4.28 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $1.85 | $4.28 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $1.75 | $4.28 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $1.76 | $4.28 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $1.82 | $4.24 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | $1.85 | $4.24 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | $1.87 | $4.24 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $1.83 | $4.24 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $1.81 | $4.24 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $1.85 | $4.24 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $2.02 | $4.24 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | $2.04 | $4.24 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | $2.15 | $4.24 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $2.06 | $4.29 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $2.13 | $4.29 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $2.05 | $4.30 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $2.49 | $4.15 |
A row is recorded only on nights the price moved, so each price held until the row above it.
Every version of The Battle of Bywater
5 printings, newest first. Prices are the market figures Scryfall publishes, refreshed nightly. A printing with no figure shows a dash rather than a zero, because Scryfall publishes none for some of them. Click a card's art to chart that version's price above.
Showcase
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- Normal
- $7.26
- Foil
- $9.10
Extended Art
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- Foil
- $3.75
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- Normal
- $2.10
- Foil
- $4.00
Promo
Tales of Middle-earth Promos
- Foil
- $7.39
Extended Art
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- Normal
- $3.97
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for The Battle of Bywater. It runs a name search across every version, which covers the printings TCGplayer publishes no direct link to.
Aggregated from Commander games tracked in TurnZero HQ. Every figure counts decks and games only. No individual deck list, player or playgroup is identified. Win rates are withheld below 5 completed games, where the sample is too small to mean anything.
