Gnashing of Teeth

The Hobbit #69

Gnashing of Teeth - The Hobbit

Type: Sorcery

Mana cost: {1}{B}{B}

Card text: Choose one — • Target creature gets -5/-5 until end of turn. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead. • Creatures target player controls get -1/-1 until end of turn.

Rarity: uncommon

Artist: Nereida

"The rage of the wolves was terrible to see, and the commotion they made filled all the forest."

Released: August 14, 2026

Prices

$0.16 USD · $0.22 USD (Foil) · €0.21 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 Gnashing of Teeth good in The Hobbit Limited?

In The Hobbit Limited we rate Gnashing of Teeth B tier — a strong, solid playable.

Ratings come from the draft tier list for The Hobbit and from reviews submitted by players in the Limited set review.

Draft & Sealed Synergies

Best cards to pair with Gnashing of Teeth in The Hobbit limited

common

Bilbo's Deadly Slice
Bilbo's Deadly Slice
Instant

Gnashing of Teeth and Bilbo's Deadly Slice are both removal spells in black, giving a black deck multiple ways to handle threats. Gnashing of Teeth's -5/-5 mode handles large creatures while Bilbo's Deadly Slice outright destroys any creature, providing complementary removal.

Stir Up Trouble
Stir Up Trouble
Sorcery

Stir Up Trouble destroys a creature, and Gnashing of Teeth can weaken a creature so it dies to other effects or use its -1/-1 mode to weaken a whole team. Together they give black a robust removal suite in limited.

Great Fierce Bee
Great Fierce Bee
Creature — Insect

Great Fierce Bee scries 1 whenever other creatures die, and Gnashing of Teeth's -5/-5 mode or -1/-1 sweeper mode can cause multiple creatures to die, triggering multiple scries. This turns Gnashing of Teeth into both removal and card quality improvement.

uncommon

Desolation Prowler
Desolation Prowler
Creature — Wolf

Gnashing of Teeth's -1/-1 mode weakens all opponent creatures, making Desolation Prowler's 2/2 base stats (or 4/4 after paying 2 life) relatively larger and easier to attack through. Together they create a board state where your creatures dominate.

rare

Azog, Moria's Ruin
Azog, Moria's Ruin
Legendary Creature — Goblin Soldier

Gnashing of Teeth's -5/-5 mode can weaken a creature so Azog can destroy it with his triggered ability, and the exile clause on Gnashing of Teeth prevents recursion. Together they provide a powerful removal package that also generates amass value through Azog.

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