---
name: "The Battle of Bywater"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Food"]
set: "LTR"
set_name: "The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth"
collector_number: "757"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Tomas Duchek"
oracle_id: "a94c191d-a938-458e-bc1b-2f44fd8873a3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-battle-of-bywater-ltr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# The Battle of Bywater
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Food

## Oracle Text
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.")

> *The Tooks marched in with Pippin at their head. Merry now had enough sturdy Hobbitry to deal with the ruffians.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Feed the Cauldron](/printing/feed-the-cauldron-woe.md) — Instant
2. [Taste of Death](/printing/taste-of-death-eld.md) — Sorcery
3. [Tainted Treats](/printing/tainted-treats-tmt.md) — Instant
4. [Fell the Mighty](/printing/fell-the-mighty-sld.md) — Sorcery
5. [Retribution of the Meek](/printing/retribution-of-the-meek-vis.md) — Sorcery
6. [Witch's Oven](/printing/witchs-oven-eld.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #757
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Tomas Duchek
- **Total Printings:** 16 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`