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Magic: The Gathering

Desert Were-Worm

The Hobbit 92 • rare

Set
The Hobbit
Collector number
92
Rarity
Rare
Mana cost
4 generic mana red mana red mana
Type
Creature
Colors
Red
Artist
Aldo Domínguez
Market price
$0.38
$0.38est. via TCGplayer
104,743cards tracked
2other printings of this card
Card face

What it does

This creature gets +2/+0 for each Mountain you control.

Whenever you attack with creatures with total power 12 or greater for the first time each turn, untap all attacking creatures. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.

Fight wild Were-worms in the Last DesertExpression meaning "an impossible task"
Formats

Where you can play it

  • StandardLegal
  • PioneerLegal
  • ModernLegal
  • LegacyLegal
  • VintageLegal
  • CommanderLegal
  • PauperNot legal
  • BrawlLegal
  • HistoricLegal
  • TimelessLegal
  • Penny DreadfulLegal
  • OathbreakerLegal

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The Desert Were-Worm card is part of the 2003 'The Hobbit' collectible card game, released by Decipher, Inc. The game was designed to coincide with the broader interest in J.R.R. Tolkien’s works during the early 2000s, capitalizing on the cinematic success of Peter Jackson’s adaptations. It aimed to provide a tactical tabletop experience for fans of Middle-earth lore, balancing strategic gameplay with detailed illustrative depictions of the creatures and characters found within the book.

The artwork for this card reflects the aesthetic standards of the early 2000s trading card market, favoring a blend of fantasy realism and dramatic lighting. The Were-Worm, a creature briefly mentioned in Tolkien’s source material as living in the far east of Middle-earth, presented a unique design challenge for illustrators tasked with visualizing a creature that the author had never fully described. The resulting illustration was generally well-received by players for its imaginative contribution to the game’s bestiary, helping flesh out the peripheral geography and inhabitants of the setting.

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