---
name: "Gollum, Riddle Master"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Halfling Horror"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "HOB"
set_name: "The Hobbit"
collector_number: "241"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Tyler Jacobson"
oracle_id: "514b451b-814d-45fb-a2ba-8fe6f0bdad60"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gollum-riddle-master-hob"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Gollum, Riddle Master
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Halfling Horror
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/1

## Oracle Text
As Gollum enters, choose odd or even. (Zero is even.)
Whenever an opponent casts a spell with mana value of the chosen quality, choose one that hasn't been chosen —
• Put a +1/+1 counter on Gollum.
• Each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
• Draw a card.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Gollum, Scheming Guide](/printing/gollum-scheming-guide-pltc.md) — Legendary Creature — Halfling Horror
2. [Gollum the Abandoned](/printing/gollum-the-abandoned-hob.md) — Legendary Creature — Halfling Horror
3. [Gollum, Silent Slinker // Meager Meal](/printing/gollum-silent-slinker-meager-meal-hob.md) — Legendary Creature — Halfling Horror // Sorcery — Adventure
4. [Gollum, Obsessed Stalker](/printing/gollum-obsessed-stalker-ltc.md) — Legendary Creature — Halfling Horror
5. [Gollum, Patient Plotter](/printing/gollum-patient-plotter-ltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Halfling Horror
6. [Gollum's Bite](/printing/gollums-bite-ltr.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Hobbit (HOB) #241
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Tyler Jacobson
- **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`