---
name: "Key to the Side-Door"
mana_cost: "{1}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "HOB"
set_name: "The Hobbit"
collector_number: "175"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Nathaniel Himawan"
oracle_id: "76c036df-44f5-4021-b7fc-656147351341"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/key-to-the-side-door-hob"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Key to the Side-Door
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
{2}, {T}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.
{1}, {T}, Discard a legendary card with the same name as a legendary permanent you control: Draw two cards.

> *「この地図に鍵がついていたことを言い忘れていた。小さな、きみょうな鍵じゃ。」
――ガンダルフがソーリンと交わした言葉*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Key to the City](/printing/key-to-the-city-brr.md) — Artifact
2. [Enter the Enigma](/printing/enter-the-enigma-dsk.md) — Sorcery
3. [Manifold Key](/printing/manifold-key-clb.md) — Artifact
4. [Tezzeret's Gatebreaker](/printing/tezzerets-gatebreaker-m19.md) — Artifact
5. [Renegade Tactics](/printing/renegade-tactics-j25.md) — Sorcery
6. [You Cannot Pass!](/printing/you-cannot-pass-ltr.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Hobbit (HOB) #175
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Nathaniel Himawan
- **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`