Key to the Side-Door

Name: Key to the Side-Door
Brand: Magic: The Gathering
SKU: 898c14a2-d897-4341-83ed-eee666df9648
Price: 0.24 USD
Availability: InStock

The Hobbit #175

Type: Artifact

Mana cost: {1}

Card text: {2}, {T}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn. {1}, {T}, Discard a legendary card with the same name as a legendary permanent you control: Draw two cards.

Rarity: uncommon

Artist: Nathaniel Himawan

""I forgot to mention that with the map went a key, a small and curious key." —Gandalf, to Thorin"

Released: August 14, 2026

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$0.24 USD · $0.28 USD (Foil) · €0.18 EUR

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Format Legality

Format	Legality
Standard	✓ Legal
Pioneer	✓ Legal
Modern	✓ Legal
Legacy	✓ Legal
Commander	✓ Legal
Vintage	✓ Legal
Pauper	✗ Not Legal
Oathbreaker	✓ Legal

Is Key to the Side-Door good in The Hobbit Limited?

In The Hobbit Limited we rate Key to the Side-Door 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 Key to the Side-Door in The Hobbit limited

common

Bilbo Baggins, Burglar // Take a Glance

Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue // Sorcery — Adventure

Bilbo Baggins is a legendary creature whose name matches itself, enabling Key to the Side-Door's discard ability to draw two cards, and Bilbo can't be blocked making the unblockable ability redundant but the card draw is excellent.

Gollum, Silent Slinker // Meager Meal

Legendary Creature — Halfling Horror // Sorcery — Adventure

Gollum already has menace making him hard to block, and Key to the Side-Door can make him completely unblockable for a turn to guarantee combat damage, while the legendary discard trigger draws two cards.

Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame

Legendary Creature — Dragon // Sorcery — Adventure

Smaug is a legendary creature that can be discarded to Key to the Side-Door's ability if you control another copy or the same legendary, drawing two cards while also being a powerful creature to cast.

uncommon

Bilbo, Luckwearer // Burglar's Plot

Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue // Sorcery — Adventure

Bilbo already can't be blocked, so Key to the Side-Door's unblockable ability is redundant, but discarding a legendary Bilbo card to draw two cards is excellent value, and having multiple Bilbo versions enables the discard trigger.

mythic

The Arkenstone // Seek the Heart

Legendary Artifact // Sorcery — Adventure

The Arkenstone is a legendary permanent that enables Key to the Side-Door's discard-for-draw ability, and Seek the Heart can find legendary creatures to discard to the Key, creating a powerful card advantage engine.

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