---
name: "Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape"
mana_cost: "{2}{R} // {1}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard // Sorcery — Adventure"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "HOB"
set_name: "The Hobbit"
collector_number: "278"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "James Bousema"
oracle_id: "f48f2a9b-4ba5-4984-8180-3950889bba65"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gandalf-goblins-bane-flameshape-hob"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R} // {1}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard // Sorcery — Adventure
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3

## Oracle Text
(No Oracle text)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Gandalf, Spark Starter](/printing/gandalf-spark-starter-hob.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
2. [Gandalf, Friend of the Shire](/printing/gandalf-friend-of-the-shire-pf23.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
3. [Glóin the Mighty // Easy Pickings](/printing/glóin-the-mighty-easy-pickings-hob.md) — Legendary Creature — Dwarf Warrior // Sorcery — Adventure
4. [Gandalf the Grey](/printing/gandalf-the-grey-pltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
5. [Gandalf, Party Guest](/printing/gandalf-party-guest-hoc.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
6. [Goblin Hero](/printing/goblin-hero-5ed.md) — Creature — Goblin

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Hobbit (HOB) #278
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** James Bousema
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

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