Hobbit's Sting
{1}{W}Instant
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Hobbit's Sting deals X damage to target creature, where X is the number of creatures you control plus the number of Foods you control.
What it does
Tagged as Removal — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.
Official rulings
- If a Food you control is also a creature, it will be counted twice. (2023-06-16)
- If an effect refers to a Food, it means any Food artifact, not just a Food artifact token. For example, you can sacrifice Tough Cookie (an Artifact Creature — Food Golem) to activate Maraleaf Rider's ability (an ability with "Sacrifice a Food" in its cost). (2024-11-08)
- You can't sacrifice a Food to pay multiple costs. For example, you can't sacrifice a Food token to activate its own ability and also to activate Maraleaf Rider's ability. (2024-11-08)
- Whatever you do, don't eat the delicious cards. (2024-11-08)
- Food is an artifact type. Even though it appears on some creatures, it's never a creature type. (2024-11-08)
Printings & prices
Every set Hobbit's Sting has been printed in, with the art, the finishes and the market price of each — the headline price above is the cheapest of these.
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