Bofur, Reliable Guardian (Showcase, Surge Foil) from The Hobbit (HOB) #251, Surge Foil, Magic: The Gathering card

Card text

Target artifact or creature you control gains hexproof and indestructible until end of turn. (Then exile this card. You may cast the creature later from exile.)

WhiteCommanderUncommonCreatureShowcase · Surge Foil

Bofur, Reliable GuardianShowcase · Surge Foil

Legendary Creature — Dwarf Scout // Instant — Adventure

The Hobbit (HOB) · 251

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Colour identityWhite

Mana cost

{W} // {1}{W}

Power / toughness

1/1

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Card text

Lifelink

Target artifact or creature you control gains hexproof and indestructible until end of turn. (Then exile this card. You may cast the creature later from exile.)

Format legality

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

About Bofur, Reliable Guardian

This page covers the borderless printing of Bofur, Reliable Guardian (251), a White Legendary Creature — Dwarf Scout // Instant — Adventure from The Hobbit (HOB). It is printed at Uncommon rarity. The one keyword in its text is Lifelink. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Legacy and 6 more formats.

We track no other printing of 251 in this set, so there is no base card here to compare its price with.

The Hobbit is a main expansion, released August 2026.

Lifelink // Target artifact or creature you control gains hexproof and indestructible until end of turn. (Then exile this card. You may cast the creature later from exile.)

[Lifelink]

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