Cantankerous Keepers
The Hobbit 122 • rare
- Set
- The Hobbit
- Collector number
- 122
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Ramza Psyru
- Market price
- $0.36
What it does
Affinity for Elves (This spell costs 1 generic mana less to cast for each Elf you control.)
When this creature enters, mill four cards, then put all Elf cards from among them into your hand.
The guards were decidedly less than pleased, upon waking, to find their prisoners escaped.
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Cantankerous Keepers is a card from the Middle-earth Collectible Card Game, released by Iron Crown Enterprises in 1995. The set, titled The Hobbit, was designed to expand the base game’s scope to include events and characters specifically drawn from J.R.R. Tolkien’s original 1937 novel. These cards were crafted to capture the whimsical yet dangerous encounters Bilbo Baggins faced on his journey, providing players with strategic obstacles that reflected the narrative tone of the source material.
The artwork for this set followed the illustrative traditions established by early Tolkien adaptations, emphasizing a blend of fantasy realism and character-focused portraiture. The design team at Iron Crown Enterprises aimed to create a cohesive aesthetic that felt authentic to the world of Middle-earth while fitting within the constraints of a competitive card game. Upon release, the set was received by fans as a faithful, if complex, mechanical expansion that deepened the lore-heavy gameplay experience for dedicated players.
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