---
name: "The Queen of Dale"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Noble"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Recruit"]
set: "HOB"
set_name: "The Hobbit"
collector_number: "24"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Magali Villeneuve"
oracle_id: "a2ec1dd0-86c7-423d-b562-ed95b79bf8f7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-queen-of-dale-hob"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# The Queen of Dale
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Noble
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** Recruit

## Oracle Text
Whenever an opponent casts their first noncreature spell each turn, you recruit. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token.)

> *Le Val pourrait peut-être recouvrer sa gloire et sa splendeur passées, comme dans les jours qui avaient précédé l'arrivée du dragon.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Esper Sentinel](/printing/esper-sentinel-j21.md) — Artifact Creature — Human Soldier
2. [Prince Imrahil the Fair](/printing/prince-imrahil-the-fair-ltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Noble
3. [Patient Instructor](/printing/patient-instructor-hob.md) — Creature — Human Citizen
4. [Bard's Company](/printing/bards-company-hob.md) — Creature — Human Citizen
5. [The Council of Four](/printing/the-council-of-four-clb.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Noble
6. [Queen Brahne](/printing/queen-brahne-fin.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Noble

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Hobbit (HOB) #24
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Magali Villeneuve
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

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