Duskwatch Hunter

The Hobbit #153

Duskwatch Hunter - The Hobbit

Type: Creature — Wolf

Mana cost: {2}{B/G}

Card text: This creature can't be blocked by tokens. When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

P/T: 3/1

Rarity: common

Artist: Samuele Bandini

"Packs of evil wolves lived under the shadow of the Goblin-infested mountains, over the Edge of the Wild on the borders of the unknown."

Released: August 14, 2026

Prices

$0.12 USD · $0.26 USD (Foil) · €0.02 EUR

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Format Legality

FormatLegality
Standard✓ Legal
Pioneer✓ Legal
Modern✓ Legal
Legacy✓ Legal
Commander✓ Legal
Vintage✓ Legal
Pauper✓ Legal
Oathbreaker✓ Legal

Draft & Sealed Synergies

Best cards to pair with Duskwatch Hunter in The Hobbit limited

common

Ravening Warg
Ravening Warg
Creature — Wolf

Ravening Warg is a deathtouch Wolf that helps enable ferocious for other creatures, and Duskwatch Hunter's +1/+1 counter on entry can be placed on Ravening Warg to push it past power 4 and enable ferocious triggers.

 Wargling
Wargling
Creature — Wolf

Wargling grants trample to all your creatures when attacking alongside a power-4-or-greater creature, and Duskwatch Hunter's entry counter can help a creature reach that threshold while Duskwatch Hunter itself can't be blocked by tokens.

uncommon

Desolation Prowler
Desolation Prowler
Creature — Wolf

Desolation Prowler can pay 2 life to become a 4/4, enabling ferocious for Duskwatch Hunter's team, and Duskwatch Hunter's entry counter can be placed on Desolation Prowler to further boost its stats.

rare

Head of the Hunt
Head of the Hunt
Creature — Wolf

Head of the Hunt exiles creatures that would die and creates Wolf tokens, and Duskwatch Hunter's entry counter can be placed on any Wolf token created, building a growing Wolf army that can't be blocked by tokens.

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