Mirkwood Nurturer

The Hobbit #160

Mirkwood Nurturer - The Hobbit

Type: Creature — Elf Ranger

Mana cost: {2}{G/U}

Card text: When this creature enters, return up to one other target permanent you control to its owner's hand. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

P/T: 3/2

Rarity: common

Artist: Irina Nordsol

""Merry be the greenwood, while the world is yet young! And merry be all your folk!" —Gandalf"

Released: August 14, 2026

Prices

$0.12 USD · $0.23 USD (Foil) · €0.03 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 Mirkwood Nurturer in The Hobbit limited

common

Boughside Wanderers
Boughside Wanderers
Creature — Elf Scout

Mirkwood Nurturer can bounce Boughside Wanderers back to hand to re-trigger its enter-the-battlefield ability to find a permanent, while Nurturer gains a +1/+1 counter each time it does so, creating a repeatable value loop.

 Wood Elves
Wood Elves
Creature — Elf Scout

Mirkwood Nurturer can bounce Wood Elves back to hand so it can be recast to fetch another Forest, ramping lands while Nurturer gains a counter each time, building a large creature while accelerating mana.

 Bilbo Baggins, Burglar
Bilbo Baggins, Burglar
Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue

Mirkwood Nurturer can bounce Bilbo Baggins back to hand to re-trigger his draw-a-card ability, generating card advantage repeatedly while Nurturer grows with a counter each time.

uncommon

Silvan Reveler
Silvan Reveler
Creature — Elf Citizen

Mirkwood Nurturer can bounce Silvan Reveler to hand to re-trigger its draw-then-discard ability, and Silvan Reveler can put discarded lands onto the battlefield tapped, providing both card filtering and land acceleration while Nurturer grows.

rare

Radagast of Rhosgobel
Radagast of Rhosgobel
Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard

Radagast makes the first creature spell each turn cost {2} less and gives it flash, so bouncing creatures with Mirkwood Nurturer and recasting them becomes much cheaper, enabling a powerful bounce-and-recast engine.

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