---
name: "Nori, Teller of Tales"
mana_cost: "{1}{R/W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Dwarf Bard"
colors: ["R", "W"]
color_identity: ["R", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "HOB"
set_name: "The Hobbit"
collector_number: "161"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Marco Teixeira"
oracle_id: "03253076-9add-4efb-9227-b0a062c86534"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nori-teller-of-tales-hob"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Nori, Teller of Tales
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R/W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Dwarf Bard
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
Whenever Nori attacks, target attacking creature gains first strike until end of turn.

> *「ああ、もしわしらがみな、溜め込まれた黄金以上に、よい食べものと喜びの声と楽しい歌をたっとんでおったなら、なんとこの世はたのしかったじゃろう。」
――ソーリン*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Hobbit (HOB) #161
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Marco Teixeira
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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