Inside Information
The Hobbit 296 • mythic
- Set
- The Hobbit
- Collector number
- 296
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- X mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Sean Vo
- Market price
- $5.82
What it does
Exile the top X cards of target opponent's library. You may play those cards this turn. If you cast a spell this way, pay life equal to its mana value rather than pay its mana cost.
"Old fool!" Bilbo thought. "Why, there is a large patch in the hollow of his left breast as bare as a snail out of its shell!"
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Inside Information was released in 2023 as part of the Magic: The Gathering set The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth. As a sorcery card representing Bilbo Baggins' confrontation with Smaug, the design captures a pivotal moment of tension from J.R.R. Tolkien’s original narrative. The set was conceived as a canonical integration of Middle-earth lore into the broader Magic: The Gathering trading card game ecosystem, marking a high-profile collaboration between Wizards of the Coast and Middle-earth Enterprises.
The card was illustrated by artist Sean Vo, who focused on the atmospheric interplay of light and shadow to depict the dragon’s lair. Vo’s composition emphasizes the looming scale of the antagonist against the inquisitive nature of the protagonist, adhering to the set's aesthetic goal of blending classic fantasy iconography with the established visual language of the game. The card received attention for its thematic mechanics, which allow players to scry and draw cards, effectively mirroring the exchange of riddles and revelations found in the source text.
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