The Master of Lake-town

The Hobbit #77

The Master of Lake-town - The Hobbit

Type: Legendary Creature — Human Advisor

Mana cost: {1}{B}{B}

Card text: Deathtouch Whenever a player loses life, that player mills that many cards. (Damage causes loss of life.) When The Master of Lake-town dies, draw a card for each graveyard with seven or more cards in it.

P/T: 3/2

Rarity: rare

Artist: Marius Bota

Released: August 14, 2026

Prices

$0.75 USD · $0.78 USD (Foil) · €0.52 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

Is The Master of Lake-town good in The Hobbit Limited?

In The Hobbit Limited we rate The Master of Lake-town 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.

The Master of Lake-town Price History & Market Trend

Daily USD and EUR price tracking for The Master of Lake-town (The Hobbit #77), last 30 snapshots.

Over the last 30 days The Master of Lake-town has risen to $0.34, 32.0% below its $0.50 high on 2026-09-21 and 61.9% above its $0.21 low on 2026-09-12.

Current
$0.34
7-day change
-12.8%
Period high
$0.50
2026-09-21
Period low
$0.21
2026-09-12
DateUSDEURUSD FoilEUR Foil
2026-09-12 $0.21 0.42€ $0.35 0.5€
2026-09-13 $0.21 0.44€ $0.33 0.52€
2026-09-14 $0.31 0.47€ $0.27 0.51€
2026-09-15 $0.4 0.47€ $0.26 0.51€
2026-09-16 $0.23 0.48€ $0.24 0.53€
2026-09-17 $0.24 0.48€ $0.24 0.52€
2026-09-18 $0.39 0.49€ $0.24 0.53€
2026-09-19 $0.38 0.51€ $0.24 0.53€
2026-09-20 $0.38 0.51€ $0.24 0.53€
2026-09-21 $0.5 0.52€ $0.22 0.56€
2026-09-22 $0.43 0.51€ $0.23 0.61€
2026-09-23 $0.46 0.51€ $0.24 0.57€
2026-09-24 $0.46 0.51€ $0.23 0.57€
2026-09-25 $0.47 0.52€ $0.23 0.56€
2026-09-26 $0.38 0.53€ $0.22 0.58€
2026-09-27 $0.31 0.53€ $0.22 0.58€
2026-09-28 $0.41 0.53€ $0.24 0.58€
2026-09-29 $0.39 0.52€ $0.24 0.56€
2026-09-30 $0.45 0.51€ $0.25 0.52€
2026-10-01 $0.38 0.51€ $0.2 0.52€
2026-10-02 $0.37 0.51€ $0.22 0.5€
2026-10-03 $0.39 0.5€ $0.22 0.53€
2026-10-04 $0.39 0.52€ $0.22 0.53€
2026-10-05 $0.31 0.52€ $0.21 0.54€
2026-10-06 $0.42 0.52€ $0.19 0.54€
2026-10-07 $0.33 0.52€ $0.23 0.58€
2026-10-08 $0.25 0.53€ $0.28 0.58€
2026-10-09 $0.26 0.53€ $0.26 0.58€
2026-10-10 $0.35 0.53€ $0.24 0.55€
2026-10-11 $0.34 0.53€ $0.37 0.59€

Draft & Sealed Synergies

Best cards to pair with The Master of Lake-town in The Hobbit limited

common

Reverent Howl
Reverent Howl
Instant

Reverent Howl's first mode makes a player draw two cards and lose 2 life, which The Master of Lake-town converts into milling 2 cards, combining life drain with library disruption.

 Rage into the Valley
Rage into the Valley
Sorcery

Rage into the Valley makes you draw a card and lose 1 life, triggering The Master of Lake-town to mill you 1 card, and the amass effect builds a threat while filling graveyards for The Master's death trigger.

 Bilbo's Deadly Slice
Bilbo's Deadly Slice
Instant

Bilbo's Deadly Slice destroys a creature dealing damage, which causes life loss that The Master of Lake-town converts to milling, and the resulting graveyard cards count toward The Master's death trigger.

uncommon

Master's Councillors
Master's Councillors
Creature — Human Advisor

Master's Councillors mills three cards when you draw your second card each turn, synergizing with The Master of Lake-town's mill-on-life-loss to rapidly fill graveyards and power up Master's Councillors' own +2/+0 bonus.

rare

Most Decrepit Old Bird // Speak Secrets
Most Decrepit Old Bird // Speak Secrets
Creature — Bird

Speak Secrets mills four cards and retrieves an instant or sorcery, and The Master of Lake-town's mill-on-life-loss fills graveyards quickly, enabling Most Decrepit Old Bird's threshold bonus and maximizing the death trigger card draw.

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