Gundabad Opportunist

The Hobbit #101

Gundabad Opportunist - The Hobbit

Type: Creature — Goblin Rogue

Mana cost: {3}{R}

Card text: When this creature enters, exile the top card of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play that card.

P/T: 4/2

Rarity: common

Artist: Michele Giorgi

"Goblins had a simple approach to ownership: whatever you could hold onto was yours."

Released: August 14, 2026

Prices

$0.11 USD · $0.21 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 Gundabad Opportunist in The Hobbit limited

common

Óin the Brave
Óin the Brave
Legendary Creature — Dwarf Warrior

Óin's activated ability lets you discard a card and draw a card, which can help cycle away cards you've already exiled with Gundabad Opportunist that you don't want to play, while digging for better options.

 Ragged Short Spear
Ragged Short Spear
Artifact — Equipment

Ragged Short Spear lets you discard a card to draw two, which pairs well with Gundabad Opportunist's exile-and-play effect since you can discard cards you've already played from exile, generating card advantage.

 Giant's Boulder
Giant's Boulder
Artifact

Giant's Boulder's scry 2 on entry helps you set up the top of your library so that the card Gundabad Opportunist exiles is one you actually want to play, maximizing the value of the exile effect.

uncommon

Snowslope Hunter
Snowslope Hunter
Creature — Goblin Ranger

Snowslope Hunter has a very similar exile-and-play effect, and together with Gundabad Opportunist they give you consistent access to extra cards each turn, creating a powerful card advantage engine in a Goblin-based deck.

rare

The Great Goblin
The Great Goblin
Legendary Creature — Goblin Noble

The Great Goblin also exiles the top card when another Goblin or Army dies, stacking additional exile-and-play effects alongside Gundabad Opportunist to give you a constant stream of extra cards to play.

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