Camellia, the Seedmiser is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
Official card text
Menace Other Squirrels you control have menace. Whenever you sacrifice one or more Foods, create a 1/1 green Squirrel creature token., Forage: Put a +1/+1 counter on each other Squirrel you control. (To forage, exile three cards from your graveyard or sacrifice a Food.)
Complete guide
Camellia, the Seedmiser is a powerful legendary Squirrel Warlock that acts as both a leader and a resource engine for your furry army. By turning Food into Squirrels and utilizing the Forage mechanic, Camellia ensures your board state grows exponentially while providing evasion to your team.
A Menacing Commander
Camellia, the Seedmiser grants all other Squirrels you control menace, making them significantly harder to block. Additionally, whenever you sacrifice one or more Foods for any reason—whether to gain life, pay for an ability, or as part of a Forage cost—Camellia triggers to create a 1/1 green Squirrel creature token.
The Forage Mechanic
To activate Camellia's ability, you must pay two mana and Forage. Foraging is a keyword action that requires you to either exile three cards from your graveyard or sacrifice a Food. If you choose to sacrifice a Food to pay this cost, Camellia's triggered ability will see that sacrifice and create a new Squirrel token as a result.
Resolution Step-by-Step
When you activate the Forage ability, you first announce the ability and pay the costs. If you sacrifice a Food, Camellia's token-generating ability triggers and goes on the stack above the +1/+1 counter ability. The token is created first, and then the activated ability resolves, putting a +1/+1 counter on all other Squirrels you control, including the token you just created.
Strategic Timing
Common mistakes involve trying to sacrifice a single Food to pay for two different things, which the rules do not allow. However, you can use Camellia's ability at instant speed. This allows you to grow your Squirrels during the declare blockers step to save them from combat damage or push through lethal damage with their menace keyword.
Interaction examples
Camellia, the Seedmiser
SquirrelIf you have a Food token and activate Camellia, the Seedmiser's Forage ability by sacrificing that Food, Camellia creates a 1/1 Squirrel token. Then, the Forage ability resolves, placing a +1/+1 counter on every Squirrel except Camellia herself, including the newly created token.
Sakura-Tribe Elder
Solemn SimulacrumIf your graveyard is full of creatures like Sakura-Tribe Elder and Solemn Simulacrum that have already served their purpose, you can exile three of them to Forage. This allows you to pump your Squirrel army without needing to spend your valuable Food tokens.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Camellia, the Seedmiser
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Food is an artifact type. Even though it appears on some creatures, it's never a creature type.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
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.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
Whatever you do, don't eat the delicious cards.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Camellia, the Seedmiser + Peregrin Took + Hazel's Brewmaster + Gilded Goose
- 1Activate a Food by tapping and sacrificing it, adding one mana of any color.
- 2Camellia triggers, creating a 1/1 Squirrel creature token and a Food token due to Peregrin Took.
- 3Repeat.
Ygra, Eater of All + Camellia, the Seedmiser + Academy Manufactor + Chatterfang, Squirrel General
- 1Activate Chatterfang by paying
and sacrificing a Squirrel. - 2Because the Squirrel is a Food due to Ygra, when it dies, Camellia and Ygra trigger.
- 3Resolve the Ygra trigger, putting two +1/+1 counters on it.
- 4Resolve the Camellia trigger, creating five 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens, a Food, a Clue and a Treasure token
- 5Resolve the Chatterfang ability.
- 6Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding .
- 7Repeat.
Camellia, the Seedmiser + Peregrin Took + Ashnod's Altar
- 1Activate Camellia by paying and sacrificing a Food.
- 2Camellia triggers, creating a 1/1 Squirrel creature token and a Food artifact token.
- 3Resolve the Camellia ability from step 1, putting a +1/+1 counter on each other Squirrel you control.
- 4Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Squirrel token, adding
. - 5Repeat.
Ygra, Eater of All + Camellia, the Seedmiser + Ashnod's Altar
- 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing any other creature, adding .
- 2Because the creature is a Food due to Ygra, when it dies, Camellia and Ygra trigger.
- 3Resolve the Ygra trigger, putting two +1/+1 counters on it.
- 4Resolve the Camellia trigger, creating a 1/1 Squirrel creature token.
- 5Repeat.
Camellia, the Seedmiser + Peregrin Took + Academy Manufactor + Doubling Season
- 1Activate Camellia by paying and sacrificing a Food.
- 2Camellia's first ability triggers, creating two Foods, two Clues, two Treasures and two 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens.
- 3Resolve the Camellia ability, putting two +1/+1 counters on each other Squirrel you control.
- 4Activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding .
- 5Repeat.
Camellia, the Seedmiser + Peregrin Took + Academy Manufactor + Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
- 1Activate Camellia by paying and sacrificing a Food.
- 2Camellia's first ability triggers, creating a Foods, a Clue, a Treasure and a 1/1 Squirrel creature token.
- 3Resolve the Camellia ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on each other Squirrel you control.
- 4Activate two of the artifact tokens by tapping them, adding
. - 5Repeat.
Camellia, the Seedmiser + Peregrin Took + Academy Manufactor + Parallel Lives
- 1Activate Camellia by paying and sacrificing a Food.
- 2Camellia's first ability triggers, creating two Foods, two Clues, two Treasures and two 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens.
- 3Resolve the Camellia ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on each other Squirrel you control.
- 4Activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding .
- 5Repeat.
Ygra, Eater of All + Camellia, the Seedmiser + Viscera Seer
- 1Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing any other creature.
- 2Because the creature is a Food due to Ygra, when it dies, Camellia and Ygra trigger.
- 3Resolve the Ygra trigger, putting two +1/+1 counters on it.
- 4Resolve the Camellia trigger, creating a 1/1 Squirrel creature token.
- 5Resolve the Viscera Seer ability, causing you to scry 1.
- 6Repeat.
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