Quarrel

The Hobbit #135

Quarrel - The Hobbit

Type: Instant

Mana cost: {1}{G}

Card text: Target creature you control deals damage equal to its power to target creature an opponent controls.

Rarity: common

Artist: Denman Rooke

"The shoving and name-calling was all in good fun, and Bilbo began to finally view the Dwarves as companions instead of strangers."

Released: August 14, 2026

Prices

$0.16 USD · $0.25 USD (Foil) · €0.05 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 Quarrel good in The Hobbit Limited?

In The Hobbit Limited we rate Quarrel B tier — a strong, solid playable. It also placed #2 among green commons in our community set review, with 2 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 Quarrel in The Hobbit limited

common

Wargling
Wargling
Creature — Wolf

Wargling gets +1/+0 when attacking alongside a power-4 creature, and Quarrel can use that boosted power to deal more damage to an opponent's creature, making it a flexible removal spell.

 Attercop
Attercop
Creature — Spider

Attercop has deathtouch, meaning Quarrel only needs it to deal 1 damage to destroy any creature, making Quarrel effectively a one-mana instant-speed removal spell when Attercop is on the battlefield.

 Ravening Warg
Ravening Warg
Creature — Wolf

Ravening Warg also has deathtouch, so using Quarrel with it destroys any creature regardless of toughness, and the ferocious trigger can gain you life if you control a power-4 creature alongside it.

uncommon

Troll Negotiations
Troll Negotiations
Sorcery

Troll Negotiations puts +1/+1 counters on your creature before it fights, and Quarrel similarly uses your creature's power as a damage source, both rewarding you for having large creatures on your side.

rare

Desert Were-Worm
Desert Were-Worm
Creature — Dragon Wurm

Desert Were-Worm can grow to enormous power with multiple Mountains, making Quarrel deal massive damage to any creature your opponent controls and functioning as a one-sided board wipe for a single threat.

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