Velvetwing Butterflies // Gaze in Wonder

The Hobbit #30

Velvetwing Butterflies // Gaze in Wonder - The Hobbit

Type: Creature — Insect // Instant — Adventure

Mana cost: {2}{W} // {1}{W}

Card text: Flying // Tap one or two target creatures. (Then exile this card. You may cast the creature later from exile.)

P/T: 2/2

Rarity: common

Artist: Xabi Gaztelua

"Bilbo's eyes were nearly blinded by the light. He could only hold on and blink at the sight of them."

Released: August 14, 2026

Prices

$0.09 USD · $0.23 USD (Foil) · €0.04 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 Velvetwing Butterflies // Gaze in Wonder good in The Hobbit Limited?

In The Hobbit Limited we rate Velvetwing Butterflies // Gaze in Wonder B tier — a strong, solid playable. It also placed #1 among white commons in our community set review, with 3 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 Velvetwing Butterflies // Gaze in Wonder in The Hobbit limited

common

Uneasy Partings
Uneasy Partings
Instant

Gaze in Wonder taps creatures to set up attacks or prevent blocks, and Uneasy Partings bounces an attacking creature — together they give you multiple ways to control combat and neutralize threats at instant speed.

 Magnificent End
Magnificent End
Instant

Gaze in Wonder taps a creature, and Magnificent End costs {3} less to destroy a tapped creature — using Gaze in Wonder to tap a creature then casting Magnificent End for just one mana is an extremely efficient removal combo.

 Bilbo's Deadly Slice
Bilbo's Deadly Slice
Instant

Velvetwing Butterflies is a cheap flying creature that can block or apply pressure, and Bilbo's Deadly Slice provides unconditional removal — together they give a blue-black or blue-white deck both evasive threats and answers.

uncommon

Elven Raft-Steerer
Elven Raft-Steerer
Creature — Elf Pilot

Elven Raft-Steerer can tap opponent's creatures on landfall, and Gaze in Wonder also taps creatures — stacking these tap effects lets you lock down multiple blockers or attackers each turn.

rare

Settle the Wreckage
Settle the Wreckage
Instant

Gaze in Wonder taps one or two creatures, which can force opponents to attack with fewer creatures or set up a situation where Settle the Wreckage exiles all attacking creatures for a devastating blowout.

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