Ashnod's Altar + Camellia, the Seedmiser + Peregrin Took

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Overview

Ashnod's Altar can only sacrifice creatures, so it cannot sacrifice Food tokens to itself [701.14]. Sacrificing a Food (for example, to pay Camellia's Forage cost) will trigger Camellia's triggered ability to create a 1/1 Squirrel; when that token would be created under your control Peregrin Took replaces that creation so you get the Squirrel token and an additional Food token instead, provided you are the one creating the token (Ruling [2023-06-16]). You can use mana from Ashnod's Altar (by sacrificing a creature) to help pay Camellia's Forage activation cost, but you cannot sacrifice a Food to pay multiple costs at once (Ruling [2024-11-08]).

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Step 1

Scenario A — Sacrificing a creature to Ashnod's Altar: Activate Ashnod's Altar's ability and sacrifice a creature (a non-Food). You get . Because you did not sacrifice a Food, Camellia's "Whenever you sacrifice one or more Foods" ability does not trigger [701.14]. Peregrin Took is not involved.

Step 2

Scenario B — Sacrificing a Food to pay Camellia's Forage cost: Activate Camellia's Forage and choose to pay the Forage cost by sacrificing a Food (instead of exiling three cards). The Food is sacrificed as part of paying the activation cost [701.14]. That sacrifice triggers Camellia's "Whenever you sacrifice one or more Foods" triggered ability. When that triggered ability resolves it would create a 1/1 Squirrel token under your control; Peregrin Took replaces the token creation so you instead create that Squirrel token and an additional Food token, because you are the one creating the tokens (Ruling [2023-06-16]).

Step 3

Using Ashnod's Altar to pay Forage's mana portion: You may first sacrifice a creature to Ashnod's Altar to get and then use that mana to pay the portion of Camellia's Forage activation. You still must pay the Forage "to forage" cost (exile three cards or sacrifice a Food) separately; you cannot use the same Food to pay multiple costs (Ruling [2024-11-08]).

Step 4

After token and Food creation by Peregrin: The new Food token created by Peregrin can later be sacrificed (to effects that allow sacrificing Foods) but cannot be retroactively used to pay the cost you already paid earlier in the same activation (Ruling [2024-11-08]).

Resolution

You cannot sacrifice a Food to Ashnod's Altar because the Altar's sacrifice ability requires sacrificing a creature [701.14]. If you sacrifice a Food to pay Camellia's Forage cost, that sacrifice triggers Camellia's "Whenever you sacrifice one or more Foods" ability. When that triggered ability creates a 1/1 Squirrel token under your control, Peregrin Took replaces that creation so you instead create that Squirrel token and an additional Food token, provided you are the one creating the token (Ruling [2023-06-16]). You may use mana generated from sacrificing a creature to Ashnod's Altar to pay the portion of Forage, but you may not sacrifice the same Food to pay multiple costs or to pay two different costs at once (Ruling [2024-11-08]).