Inside Information

The Hobbit (HOB) #76 · Mythic · Sorcery

Mana cost: {X}{B}{B}

Exile the top X cards of target opponent's library. You may play those cards this turn. If you cast a spell this way, pay life equal to its mana value rather than pay its mana cost.

"Old fool!" Bilbo thought. "Why, there is a large patch in the hollow of his left breast as bare as a snail out of its shell!"

Illustrated by Sean Vo · Released August 14, 2026

Prices

Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: down $1.75 USD (53.2%) to $1.54 USD; low $1.41 USD, high $3.43 USD.

Printings

  1. The Hobbit #296 (HOB) · Mythic · 2026 · $3.35 USD
  2. The Hobbit #76 (this printing) · Mythic · 2026 · $1.54 USD

Legality

Rulings

  1. 2026-06-29 · wotc — You must follow all normal timing rules when playing a land or casting a spell for cards exiled with Inside Information. For example, if an exiled card is a land card, you may play it only during your main phase while the stack is empty and only if you have an available land play remaining.
  2. 2026-06-29 · wotc — If a spell has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
  3. 2026-06-29 · wotc — If you cast a spell for another cost "rather than pay its mana cost," you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If a spell has any mandatory additional costs, such as that of Stir Up Trouble, those must be paid for it.

Played in these commander decks

  1. Gonti, Canny Acquisitor · in 24% of 50 decks
  2. Don Andres, the Renegade · in 16% of 45 decks

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