---
name: "The Master of Lake-town"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Advisor"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Mill", "Deathtouch"]
set: "HOB"
set_name: "The Hobbit"
collector_number: "297"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Marius Bota"
oracle_id: "89c3c81b-8960-4f79-b2ec-f13560058071"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-master-of-lake-town-hob"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# The Master of Lake-town
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Advisor
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/2
- **Keywords:** Mill, Deathtouch

## Oracle Text
Deathtouch
Whenever a player loses life, that player mills that many cards. (Damage causes loss of life.)
When The Master of Lake-town dies, draw a card for each graveyard with seven or more cards in it.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Koma's Faithful](/printing/komas-faithful-j25.md) — Creature — Elf Cleric
2. [Selhoff Occultist](/printing/selhoff-occultist-jmp.md) — Creature — Human Rogue
3. [Duskmantle Guildmage](/printing/duskmantle-guildmage-gtc.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Syr Konrad, the Grim](/printing/syr-konrad-the-grim-moc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Knight
5. [Deathcap Marionette](/printing/deathcap-marionette-lci.md) — Creature — Fungus
6. [Venomous Hierophant](/printing/venomous-hierophant-j25.md) — Creature — Gorgon Cleric

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Hobbit (HOB) #297
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Marius Bota
- **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: `legal`