First printed in The Hobbit (2026)
Instant
Target creature gets +3/+0 and gains reach and first strike until end of turn.
The Dwarves had barely time to fly back to the tunnel when Smaug came hurtling from the north, licking the mountainsides with flame, beating his great wings with a noise like a roaring wind.
- Illustrated by
- Andrea Piparo
Legality
- Legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, PreDH
Prices
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hobbit (HOB), Premier Draft | 52.4% | -3.8 | -2.9 | 6974 |
| The Hobbit (HOB), Sealed | 53.2% | -4.0 | -1.3 | 1513 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen
