The Master of Lake-town
The Hobbit 297 • rare
- Set
- The Hobbit
- Collector number
- 297
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- {1}{B}{B}
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Marius Bota
- Market price
- $29.49
What it's worth
Estimate for a typical copy of The Master of Lake-town; condition, printing, and grading move the real number.
Why it matters
As a rare creature card from The Hobbit set, The Master of Lake-town depicts the opportunistic and politically calculating leader of Esgaroth. Collectors prize this card for its thematic connection to J.R.R. Tolkien’s lore and Marius Bota’s detailed illustration, which captures the character's characteristic greed and vanity.
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What it does
Deathtouch
Whenever a player loses life, that player mills that many cards. (Damage causes loss of life.)
When The Master of Lake-town dies, draw a card for each graveyard with seven or more cards in it.
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