---
name: "Tidings of War"
mana_cost: "{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Amass", "Flashback"]
set: "HOB"
set_name: "The Hobbit"
collector_number: "115"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Pavel Kolomeyets"
oracle_id: "5753f4d6-08d0-4e12-85c5-875ee6441626"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/tidings-of-war-hob"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Tidings of War
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Amass, Flashback

## Oracle Text
Amass Goblins 1. If this spell was cast from a graveyard, amass Goblins 3 instead. (To amass Goblins X, put X +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also a Goblin. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Goblin Army creature token first.)
Flashback {3}{R} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Goblin-town Flunkies](/printing/goblin-town-flunkies-hob.md) — Creature — Goblin Soldier
2. [Bothersome Noisemaker](/printing/bothersome-noisemaker-hob.md) — Creature — Goblin Bard
3. [Misty Mountains Raider](/printing/misty-mountains-raider-hob.md) — Creature — Goblin Soldier
4. [Great Goblin, Foul-Hearted](/printing/great-goblin-foul-hearted-hoc.md) — Legendary Creature — Goblin Noble
5. [Fearsome Goblin Pair](/printing/fearsome-goblin-pair-hob.md) — Creature — Goblin Soldier
6. [Gathering of Darkness](/printing/gathering-of-darkness-hob.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Hobbit (HOB) #115
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Pavel Kolomeyets
- **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`