Magic: The Gathering

Getaway Barrel

The Hobbit 98 • rare

Set: The Hobbit
Collector number: 98
Rarity: Rare
Mana cost: 3 generic mana red mana
Type: Artifact
Colors: Red
Artist: Pablo Mendoza
Market price: $1.36

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What it's worth

$1.36market price via TCGplayer · Aug 8, 2026$1.36 – $4.80 over the tracked period

$1.36Aug 8, 2026

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Lore

Why it matters

The Getaway Barrel depicts a pivotal moment from the journey through Mirkwood, serving as a tactical artifact within The Hobbit card game. Collectors value this rare card for Pablo Mendoza’s evocative illustration, which captures the ingenuity of the dwarves’ escape from the Elvenking’s halls.

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Card face

What it does

When this artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, reveal the top thirteen cards of your library. Put a random creature card from among them onto the battlefield. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

"I do hope I put the lids on tight enough!"— Bilbo

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Formats

Where you can play it

Tournament legality for Getaway Barrel across the formats players actually play.

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

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Provenance

Where it came from

The Getaway Barrel was released as part of the Decipher 'The Hobbit' trading card game in the early 2000s, a period marked by significant interest in expanding J.R.R. Tolkien's universe through licensed tabletop media. This card depicts the iconic scene from 'The Hobbit' in which Bilbo Baggins assists the dwarves in their escape from the halls of the Elvenking by hiding them within empty wine barrels to be floated down the Forest River.

The card’s artwork was rendered by Pablo Mendoza, whose style was commissioned to evoke the high-fantasy aesthetic prevalent in the early film-tie-in era. The design focuses on the artifact's utility within the game's mechanics, representing a key moment of tactical evasion. Upon its release, the card was received by collectors as a thematic staple for decks focusing on the Mirkwood narrative arc, prized more for its narrative resonance with the source material than for tournament dominance.

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About

About Getaway Barrel

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