Burn, Burn, Tree and Fern

The Hobbit #90

Burn, Burn, Tree and Fern - The Hobbit

Type: Enchantment — Saga

Mana cost: {3}{R}

Card text: (As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after IV.) I — This Saga deals 6 damage to target creature an opponent controls. II — Destroy target artifact an opponent controls. III, IV — Add {R}.

Rarity: uncommon

Artist: Rovina Cai

Released: August 14, 2026

Prices

$0.18 USD · $0.30 USD (Foil) · €0.07 EUR

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Format Legality

FormatLegality
Standard✓ Legal
Pioneer✓ Legal
Modern✓ Legal
Legacy✓ Legal
Commander✓ Legal
Vintage✓ Legal
Pauper✗ Not Legal
Oathbreaker✓ Legal

Is Burn, Burn, Tree and Fern good in The Hobbit Limited?

In The Hobbit Limited we rate Burn, Burn, Tree and Fern C tier — average filler. It also placed #2 among red uncommons in our community set review, with 1 of 3 reviewers picking it.

Ratings come from the draft tier list for The Hobbit and from reviews submitted by players in the Limited set review. This set has 3 community reviews so far — treat the community placement as an early signal, not a settled verdict.

Draft & Sealed Synergies

Best cards to pair with Burn, Burn, Tree and Fern in The Hobbit limited

common

Pinecone Strike
Pinecone Strike
Instant

Pinecone Strike can destroy an artifact an opponent controls, and Burn, Burn, Tree and Fern's chapter II also destroys a target artifact, giving a red-based deck multiple ways to handle artifacts while Pinecone Strike also deals creature damage.

Smaug, the Great Calamity
Smaug, the Great Calamity
Legendary Creature — Dragon

Smaug is a Dragon that benefits from the mana generated by Burn, Burn, Tree and Fern's chapters III and IV, and the Saga's chapter I can clear blockers to enable Smaug's adventure or the creature itself to attack freely.

Smaug's Fury
Smaug's Fury
Instant

Smaug's Fury grants +3/+0, reach, and first strike, and the mana from Burn, Burn, Tree and Fern's later chapters can help cast it alongside other spells in the same turn for a powerful combat trick.

uncommon

Gandalf, Spark Starter
Gandalf, Spark Starter
Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard

Gandalf, Spark Starter deals 3 damage divided among targets on entry, complementing Burn, Burn, Tree and Fern's chapter I which deals 6 damage to a creature, together forming a powerful removal package in a red deck.

rare

Desert Were-Worm
Desert Were-Worm
Creature — Dragon Wurm

Desert Were-Worm gets +2/+0 for each Mountain you control and can trigger additional combat phases, and the mana from Burn, Burn, Tree and Fern's chapters III and IV helps cast it or other spells in the same turn.

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