---
name: "Bolg of the North"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Goblin Soldier"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: ["Amass"]
set: "HOB"
set_name: "The Hobbit"
collector_number: "148"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Miklós Ligeti"
oracle_id: "88522a0f-5377-4522-97f4-4148bef954af"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/bolg-of-the-north-hob"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Bolg of the North
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Goblin Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Amass

## Oracle Text
When Bolg enters, you may sacrifice another creature. When you do, Bolg deals damage equal to that creature's power to another target creature. If excess damage was dealt this way, amass Goblins X, where X is that excess damage. (Put X +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also a Goblin. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Goblin Army creature token first.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Bolg, Erebor's Reckoning](/printing/bolg-erebors-reckoning-hoc.md) — Legendary Creature — Goblin Soldier
2. [Bolg's Company](/printing/bolgs-company-hob.md) — Creature — Goblin Soldier
3. [Azog, Moria's Ruin](/printing/azog-morias-ruin-hob.md) — Legendary Creature — Goblin Soldier
4. [Great Goblin, Foul-Hearted](/printing/great-goblin-foul-hearted-hoc.md) — Legendary Creature — Goblin Noble
5. [Fearsome Goblin Pair](/printing/fearsome-goblin-pair-hob.md) — Creature — Goblin Soldier
6. [Rhovanion Rampager](/printing/rhovanion-rampager-hob.md) — Creature — Wolf

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Hobbit (HOB) #148
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Miklós Ligeti
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`