MTG Hobbit Chase Cards: Most Expensive Cards and What to Pull

Flying, haste, and a devastating attack trigger: Smaug deals damage equal to the number of Treasures you control to any target when he attacks. At the beginning of your upkeep he generates Treasures for each creature that attacked you last turn — making him a self-fueling engine that gets deadlier every combat. The special Dwarf-rune-script treatment adds $130 over the regular version price.

The marquee Commander of the set. His ETB triggers free Equipment attachment and immediate damage equal to the creature’s power — bypassing blockers entirely. Commander demand is the primary price driver: players building Dwarf Equipment tribal decks want the premium frame. The $120 premium over the regular version is entirely cosmetic — same rules text, same power level.

A Legendary Artifact with a modal Adventure attached. The Arkenstone itself gives all your creatures +1/+1 and draws you a card at the beginning of each end step — a permanent Howling Mine that only benefits you. The Adventure side (Seek the Heart) tutors any legendary creature from your library for free. Both halves are strong; the card fits into almost any Commander deck running white or colorless strategies.

Legendary Halfling Rogue. Spells cast from anywhere other than your hand cost one less — which includes the graveyard, exile, and command zone. When Bilbo attacks, you may cast an artifact, instant, or sorcery from your graveyard for free that turn. He enables graveyard recursion naturally and slots into any spell-heavy Commander deck. Foil copies trend noticeably higher.

Legendary Troll with an unusual sacrifice ability: pay {1} and sacrifice a creature to draw cards equal to that creature’s power, then discard one. When Tom, Bert, and William die (if they were a creature), they return to the battlefield — making them effectively self-recurring. The Scene Box treatment (#312) is the source of the premium, as the base version is considerably cheaper.

Equipment with the perfect combination of evasion effects: equipped creature gets hexproof and cannot be blocked. Equip costs {2} plus 2 life — a steep but manageable price for making any creature an unstoppable unblockable threat. The Adventure side (Allure of Power) gives an additional effect before it becomes the Equipment. Foils at $65 show collector demand well above the raw power level.