---
name: "The Mountain-king's Return"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment — Saga"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Recruit"]
set: "HOB"
set_name: "The Hobbit"
collector_number: "22"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Rovina Cai"
oracle_id: "32ad5b3e-92c0-45be-b2e4-6f1794552f36"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-mountain-kings-return-hob"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# The Mountain-king's Return
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Saga
- **Keywords:** Recruit

## Oracle Text
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Recruit. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token.)
II — Return target creature card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
III — Put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Kardur's Vicious Return](/printing/kardurs-vicious-return-khm.md) — Enchantment — Saga
2. [Celebrate the Mountain-king](/printing/celebrate-the-mountain-king-hob.md) — Enchantment
3. [The Huntsman's Redemption](/printing/the-huntsmans-redemption-woe.md) — Enchantment — Saga
4. [The Princess Takes Flight](/printing/the-princess-takes-flight-woe.md) — Enchantment — Saga
5. [The Eldest Reborn](/printing/the-eldest-reborn-cmm.md) — Enchantment — Saga
6. [The Aesir Escape Valhalla](/printing/the-aesir-escape-valhalla-acr.md) — Enchantment — Saga

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Hobbit (HOB) #22
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Rovina Cai
- **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`