---
name: "Hobbit's Sting"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "LTR"
set_name: "The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth"
collector_number: "20"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Viko Menezes"
oracle_id: "845bbad1-02f9-432b-aca4-13a5ec71fd06"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/hobbits-sting-ltr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Hobbit's Sting
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
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.

> *"One for the Shire!" cried Aragorn. "The Hobbit's bite is deep! You have a good blade, Frodo son of Drogo!"*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Feasting Hobbit](/printing/feasting-hobbit-ltc.md) — Creature — Halfling Citizen
2. [Nimble Hobbit](/printing/nimble-hobbit-ltr.md) — Creature — Halfling Peasant
3. [Harsh Sustenance](/printing/harsh-sustenance-frf.md) — Instant
4. [Cosmic Hunger](/printing/cosmic-hunger-mom.md) — Instant
5. [Pippin's Bravery](/printing/pippins-bravery-ltr.md) — Instant
6. [Stew the Coneys](/printing/stew-the-coneys-ltr.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #20
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Viko Menezes
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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