Lobelia, Defender of Bag End
Tales of Middle-earth Commander 429 • rare
- Set
- Tales of Middle-earth Commander
- Collector number
- 429
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Caroline Gariba
- Market price
- $1.23
What it does
When Lobelia enters, look at the top card of each opponent's library and exile those cards face down.
tap, Sacrifice an artifact: Choose one —
• Until end of turn, you may play a card exiled with Lobelia without paying its mana cost.
• Each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Lobelia, Defender of Bag End was released in 2023 as part of the Magic: The Gathering 'Tales of Middle-earth' Commander set. The card was designed to represent the surprising evolution of Lobelia Sackville-Baggins, a character from J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium who transitions from an antagonistic relative of Bilbo Baggins into a figure of quiet resilience during the Scouring of the Shire.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Caroline Gariba, who leaned into a grounded, narrative-driven aesthetic to capture the character's transition. The design emphasizes her status as an unexpected defender of her home, prioritizing thematic resonance with the source material over more conventional combat-focused fantasy tropes. It was well-received by fans of both the game and Tolkien’s work for successfully translating a complex literary character into a functional tabletop mechanic.
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