Gollum, Silent Slinker // Meager Meal

The Hobbit #71

Gollum, Silent Slinker // Meager Meal - The Hobbit

Type: Legendary Creature — Halfling Horror // Sorcery — Adventure

Mana cost: {3}{B} // {B}

Card text: Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.) // Put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target creature. Target player gains 2 life. (Then exile this card. You may cast the creature later from exile.)

P/T: 4/3

Rarity: common

Artist: Miklós Ligeti

"He rowed about quietly on the lake. Never a ripple did he make, not he."

Released: August 14, 2026

Prices

$0.11 USD · $0.16 USD (Foil) · €0.04 EUR

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Format Legality

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

Is Gollum, Silent Slinker // Meager Meal good in The Hobbit Limited?

In The Hobbit Limited we rate Gollum, Silent Slinker // Meager Meal D tier — below average or highly situational in draft. It also placed #3 among black commons 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 Gollum, Silent Slinker // Meager Meal in The Hobbit limited

common

Stir Up Trouble
Stir Up Trouble
Sorcery

Gollum's Meager Meal adventure puts a +1/+1 counter on a creature, which can help satisfy Stir Up Trouble's alternate cost by sacrificing an artifact or creature, enabling cheap removal. Both cards contribute to a black value strategy.

Rage into the Valley
Rage into the Valley
Sorcery

Rage into the Valley draws a card and amasses Goblins, building a large Army that Gollum's menace ability can complement as a hard-to-block threat alongside the growing Army.

Bilbo's Deadly Slice
Bilbo's Deadly Slice
Instant

Gollum's unblockable menace damage pairs with removal like Bilbo's Deadly Slice to clear the way or punish opponents who try to double-block, making Gollum's combat damage reliable.

uncommon

Gollum the Abandoned
Gollum the Abandoned
Legendary Creature — Halfling Horror

Gollum the Abandoned can recur itself from the graveyard, and the Meager Meal adventure can target it to put a +1/+1 counter on it before casting the creature side, creating a value loop in black.

rare

The Sackville-Bagginses
The Sackville-Bagginses
Legendary Creature — Halfling Citizen

The Sackville-Bagginses reward sacrificing tokens and artifacts, and Gollum's Meager Meal adventure provides life gain to offset aggressive opponents while both cards fit a black sacrifice-value shell.

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