Troll Negotiations

The Hobbit #138

Troll Negotiations - The Hobbit

Type: Sorcery

Mana cost: {2}{G}{G}

Card text: Put two +1/+1 counters on target creature you control. Then it fights target creature an opponent controls. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)

Rarity: uncommon

Artist: Wero Gallo

"Suddenly they were fighting like dogs, and calling one another all sorts of perfectly true and applicable names in very loud voices."

Released: August 14, 2026

Prices

$0.15 USD · $0.25 USD (Foil) · €0.02 EUR

Buy This Card

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 Troll Negotiations in The Hobbit limited

common

Attercop
Attercop
Creature — Spider

Attercop has deathtouch, so Troll Negotiations only needs it to deal 1 damage to destroy any creature, and the +1/+1 counters make Attercop a larger threat that is even harder to block or remove.

Ravening Warg
Ravening Warg
Creature — Wolf

Ravening Warg has deathtouch, making Troll Negotiations a guaranteed removal spell regardless of the opponent's creature's toughness, while also growing the Warg into a bigger ferocious enabler.

Quarrel
Quarrel
Instant

Troll Negotiations and Quarrel are both fight-style effects that use your creature's power as a damage source, and together they can take out two of your opponent's creatures in the same turn.

uncommon

Old Fat Spider
Old Fat Spider
Creature — Spider

Old Fat Spider has high toughness and can't be blocked by small creatures, making it an ideal target for Troll Negotiations since it can survive fighting most creatures while the +1/+1 counters make it even more resilient.

rare

Gigantic Big Bear
Gigantic Big Bear
Creature — Bear

Gigantic Big Bear has hexproof, so it can't be targeted by opponents, but Troll Negotiations targets your own creature, letting you use the Bear to fight and destroy any opposing creature without risk of removal.

Related Articles

The Hobbit Limited Community Ranking: The Best Card of Every Color and Rarity | MTG Picker

The Hobbit Limited Community Ranking: The Best Card of Every Color and Rarity | MTG Picker

See which cards MTG Picker's community has voted best for The Hobbit limited — the top common, uncommon, and rare/mythic pick in every color, with card images, links, and why each one is winning votes.

2026-08-26
How to Vote for the Best Limited Cards on MTG Picker (Video Guide)

How to Vote for the Best Limited Cards on MTG Picker (Video Guide)

A 14-second video guide to picking the best commons, uncommons and rares of each color in MTG Picker's Limited Set Review, and seeing how your picks compare in the Community Ranking.

2026-08-25
The Hobbit Draft Tier List: Our Full Set Review, Color by Color (Video) | MTG Picker

The Hobbit Draft Tier List: Our Full Set Review, Color by Color (Video) | MTG Picker

Watch our full The Hobbit set review, color by color — all six parts are live, including green and multicolor/artifacts/lands. See exactly how every card was rated on the MTG Picker draft tier list.

2026-08-21
Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit — Everything We Know About the August 2026 Set

Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit — Everything We Know About the August 2026 Set

Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit releases August 14, 2026. Get the full breakdown of release dates, key cards like Smaug the Magnificent, Thorin, Mountain-king, and Bilbo, plus all the special collector treatments.

2026-05-29T12:00:00.000Z