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Head of the Hunt (Showcase) from The Hobbit (HOB) #224, Magic: The Gathering card
BlackRareCreatureShowcase

Head of the HuntShowcase

Creature — Wolf

The Hobbit (HOB) · 224

Non-foilFoil

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Colour identityBlack

Mana cost

{2}{B}{B}

Power / toughness

4/3

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Card text

Flash

If a creature an opponent controls would die, exile it instead. When you do, create a 2/2 green Wolf creature token.

Format legality

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

About Head of the Hunt

This page covers the borderless printing of Head of the Hunt (224), a Black Creature — Wolf from The Hobbit (HOB). It is printed at Rare rarity. The one keyword in its text is Flash. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Legacy and 6 more formats.

We track no other printing of 224 in this set, so there is no base card here to compare its price with.

The Hobbit is a main expansion, released August 2026.

Flash If a creature an opponent controls would die, exile it instead. When you do, create a 2/2 green Wolf creature token.

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Card details

Card number
224
Set
The Hobbit (HOB)
Set type
Expansion
Released
14 August 2026
Rarity
Rare (R)
Printing
Showcase
Type line
Creature — Wolf
Colour
Black
Colour identity
Black
Mana cost
{2}{B}{B}
Power / toughness
4/3
Finish
Non-foil

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Other printings of Head of the Hunt in The Hobbit

The same card in other art and frames from this set — priced in the United States.

Head of the Hunt (Showcase, Surge Foil) from HOB #260, Magic: The Gathering card
Showcase

Head of the Hunt

HOB · 260

from
US$4.50
30 stores
Head of the Hunt from HOB #75, Magic: The Gathering card

Head of the Hunt

HOB · 75

from
US$0.09
40 stores

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