Bagel and Schmear

Most Food artifacts sit on one axis: gain three life, maybe cash it in later for a token or a card. This one splits its lifespan into two mutually exclusive uses and forces a choice about which line to take. The Share mode wants white mana, a tap, and the sacrifice, and it pays out board development plus a card: a growth counter aimed at whatever needs to matter in combat. Crucially, Share is locked to your own turn, so committing to it is a proactive decision rather than a reactive one. The Nosh mode is the generic fallback, cheaper in color requirement but flatter in effect, trading the counter for three life while still cantripping, and it can fire at instant speed: hold it up as end-step insurance, then decide whether to eat it. That asymmetry in timing is the whole tension. The white-heavy growth line is a commitment made in your main phase, while the colorless heal stays open until you know you need it. The shared thread is that either mode replaces the card in hand, which keeps a one-mana trinket from feeling like a dead draw: whichever line you take, you dig one deeper. Neither mode is loud, but the split is the point. It asks a question at the moment you crack it, answers it once, and disappears.