Mirkwood Pathmaker

The Hobbit #129

Mirkwood Pathmaker - The Hobbit

Type: Creature — Elf Ranger

Mana cost: {2}{G}

Card text: Mirkwood Pathmaker's power and toughness are each equal to the number of lands you control.

P/T: */*

Rarity: uncommon

Artist: Sean Vo

"In the wide world, the Wood-Elves lingered in the twilight of the sun and moon but loved best the stars. They wandered in the great forests that grew tall in lands that were now lost."

Released: August 14, 2026

Prices

$0.27 USD · $0.29 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✗ Not Legal
Oathbreaker✓ Legal

Draft & Sealed Synergies

Best cards to pair with Mirkwood Pathmaker in The Hobbit limited

common

Wood Elves
Wood Elves
Creature — Elf Scout

Wood Elves fetches a Forest to increase Mirkwood Pathmaker's power and toughness, and is itself an Elf that contributes to the Elf count for Woodland Weavemaster's mana generation.

Beorn, Reluctant Host // Till and Tend
Beorn, Reluctant Host // Till and Tend
Legendary Creature — Human Bear Shapeshifter // Sorcery — Adventure

Till and Tend lets you play an additional land this turn, directly increasing Mirkwood Pathmaker's power and toughness by 1/1 for each extra land played, making it a natural ramp payoff.

Boughside Wanderers
Boughside Wanderers
Creature — Elf Scout

Boughside Wanderers shares the Landfall theme and Elf type with Mirkwood Pathmaker, and both benefit from the same land-heavy strategy that makes Mirkwood Pathmaker grow larger each turn.

uncommon

Galion, Elvenking's Butler
Galion, Elvenking's Butler
Legendary Creature — Elf Advisor

Galion can copy Mirkwood Pathmaker's large power and toughness onto another creature during combat, and Mirkwood Pathmaker naturally grows large in a land-heavy deck, making Galion's ability increasingly powerful.

rare

Thranduil's Company
Thranduil's Company
Creature — Elf Soldier

Thranduil's Company allows an additional land play each turn while you control another Elf, directly boosting Mirkwood Pathmaker's stats by 1/1 per extra land, and its own Landfall trigger further rewards the land-heavy strategy.

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