Feast or Famine

Strategy & Gameplay

Feast or Famine is a versatile black instant that offers players a meaningful choice at a critical moment in the game. At three mana with one black pip, this spell provides excellent flexibility that rewards careful sequencing and strategic decision-making. The modal nature of the card makes it invaluable across multiple gameplay scenarios: players can generate a 2/2 Zombie token for board presence and evasion potential, or they can remove a threatening nonartifact, nonblack creature with permanent removal that cannot be regenerated, ensuring the threat stays gone. This flexibility makes Feast or Famine particularly attractive in black-based control and midrange strategies where adaptability to the evolving board state proves crucial. The card's removal option fills an important niche by specifically targeting the creatures that black often struggles to answer, particularly white creatures, green creatures, and blue flying threats. The nonartifact restriction prevents it from dealing with artifact creatures or construct tokens, but this limitation keeps the card balanced and reasonable in cost. Feast or Famine sees play in Commander and other eternal formats where the flexibility of modal spells is highly valued, and it's legal across legacy, vintage, pauper, and multiple other formats. Players seeking efficient removal with the option to pivot toward board development will find this card an excellent addition to their black decks, particularly in Limited formats or budget-conscious casual play where the cost-to-value ratio significantly exceeds expectations.