---
name: "Inside Information"
mana_cost: "{X}{B}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "HOB"
set_name: "The Hobbit"
collector_number: "296"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Sean Vo"
oracle_id: "66961bcb-f588-47a7-b3f3-12f4ac674477"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/inside-information-hob"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Inside Information
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{B}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Exile the top X cards of target opponent's library. You may play those cards this turn. If you cast a spell this way, pay life equal to its mana value rather than pay its mana cost.

> *„Alter Narr!", dachte Bilbo. „Da ist doch ein großer Fleck an seiner linken Brust, so ungeschützt wie eine Schnecke ohne Haus!"*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Villainous Wealth](/printing/villainous-wealth-ktk.md) — Sorcery
2. [Outrageous Robbery](/printing/outrageous-robbery-mkm.md) — Instant
3. [Stolen Goods](/printing/stolen-goods-otc.md) — Sorcery
4. [Allure of the Unknown](/printing/allure-of-the-unknown-prm.md) — Sorcery
5. [Act on Impulse](/printing/act-on-impulse-j22.md) — Sorcery
6. [Extract Power](/printing/extract-power-msc.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Hobbit (HOB) #296
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Sean Vo
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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