Glóin the Mighty // Easy Pickings

Glóin the Mighty // Easy Pickings

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{3}{R} // {2}{R} · Legendary Creature — Dwarf Warrior // Sorcery — Adventure
Uncommon · The Hobbit · Art by Colin Boyer
At the beginning of your first main phase, add {R}{R}.
Easy Pickings{2}{R}
Sorcery — Adventure
Easy Pickings deals 1 damage to each creature your opponents control. (Then exile this card. You may cast the creature later from exile.)
Predicted power
Standard 0 Eng.FUsr.

Not legal in this format after release.

Band illegalConfidence 100%
Pioneer 0 Eng.FUsr.

Not legal in this format after release.

Band illegalConfidence 100%
Modern 27 Eng.FUsr.

A 4-mana 4/3 that only produces mana next turn is slow; the Adventure is a narrow answer to X/1 boards, leaving only speculative ramp use.

Best home Red creature-ramp shellsBand speculativeConfidence 68%

Could be wrong if A proven red shell that reliably exploits six mana on turn five could make the delayed RR materially better.

Legacy 21 Eng.FUsr.

Neither a delayed 4-drop mana engine nor a 3-mana one-damage sweep is efficient enough for Legacy's pace; it lacks immediate impact.

Band speculativeConfidence 73%

Could be wrong if A niche creature-heavy metagame with many one-toughness threats could give the Adventure a sideboard role.

Pauper Eng.NLUsr.
Commander 43 Eng.D+Usr.

Surviving to a later turn turns this into repeatable RR, a real ramp engine for red mana-hungry decks, but its 4-mana vulnerable floor is poor.

Best home Mono-red big-mana decksBand fringeConfidence 62%

Could be wrong if Its delayed trigger and vulnerability to multiplayer removal may make established immediate ramp preferable.

Limited 70 Eng.B+Usr.

A 4/3 for four is solid, later turns gain RR for double-spelling, and the Adventure can punish X/1s before preserving the creature.

Best home Red midrange decksBand premiumConfidence 49%

Could be wrong if Unknown speed, removal, and X/1 density determine whether the Adventure is a frequent swing or mostly incidental.

Adventure mana creature

“A delayed two-mana-per-turn engine with a modest body and situational anti-token Adventure; too slow for most eternal competition.”

AI prediction made before release — not a measured result. Real performance data replaces this once the set is legal and tournament results come in.

Previewed 28 July by Variety

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