Front Porch Sentries

The Hobbit #67

Front Porch Sentries - The Hobbit

Type: Creature — Goblin Soldier

Mana cost: {1}{B}

Card text: When this creature dies, target creature an opponent controls gets -1/-1 until end of turn.

P/T: 2/2

Rarity: common

Artist: Stanislav Sherbakov

"It was deep, deep dark, such as only Goblins that have taken to living in the heart of the mountain can see through."

Released: August 14, 2026

Prices

$0.11 USD · $0.17 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 Front Porch Sentries in The Hobbit limited

common

Bilbo's Deadly Slice
Bilbo's Deadly Slice
Instant

Bilbo's Deadly Slice destroys a creature, and if Front Porch Sentries is also dying in the same turn, both removal effects stack to weaken or kill multiple opponent creatures. Together they provide efficient removal coverage in black.

Stir Up Trouble
Stir Up Trouble
Sorcery

Stir Up Trouble can sacrifice Front Porch Sentries as its additional cost, triggering the Sentries' death effect to weaken an opponent's creature while also destroying another. This creates a two-for-one removal package.

Great Fierce Bee
Great Fierce Bee
Creature — Insect

Great Fierce Bee scries 1 whenever other creatures die, so when Front Porch Sentries dies and triggers its -1/-1 effect, the Bee also scries. Together they turn the Sentries' death into both removal and card quality.

uncommon

Dreaded Bat-Cloud
Dreaded Bat-Cloud
Creature — Bat

Front Porch Sentries dying enables Dreaded Bat-Cloud's cost reduction of {3}, making the flying deathtouch creature much cheaper to cast. Deliberately sacrificing or trading the Sentries sets up a discounted Bat-Cloud.

rare

The Great Goblin
The Great Goblin
Legendary Creature — Goblin Noble

The Great Goblin exiles the top card of your library when another Goblin dies, and Front Porch Sentries is a Goblin Soldier, so its death triggers The Great Goblin's exile ability. This turns the Sentries' death into card advantage.

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