The Queen of Dale
The Hobbit 217 • mythic
- Set
- The Hobbit
- Collector number
- 217
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Ashley Mackenzie
- Market price
- $20.02
What it does
Whenever an opponent casts their first noncreature spell each turn, you recruit. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token.)
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
The Queen of Dale, card number 217 from the Middle-earth Collectible Card Game, was released in 1995 by Iron Crown Enterprises. The set was designed to immerse players in the world of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, featuring artwork intended to evoke a sense of high fantasy consistent with the established lore. The game was developed during the mid-nineties expansion of the collectible card game genre, aiming to compete with early titans by emphasizing narrative depth and complex mechanics.
The illustrations for this set were commissioned from various fantasy artists tasked with interpreting the diverse cultures of Middle-earth. The design of The Queen of Dale sought to capture the regal aesthetic of the northern Men of Dale, focusing on intricate costuming and the somber atmosphere of Lake-town’s aftermath. While the game developed a dedicated cult following for its adherence to source material, it ultimately faced production challenges that concluded its run, leaving items like this card as artifacts of a specific era in tabletop gaming history.
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