The Gaffer

The Hobbit Eternal • #55 • mythic

Legendary Creature — Halfling Peasant |

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Live Value $19.03

Foil Multiplier: Flat Baseline (1.0x)

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The Gaffer

The Hobbit Eternal • #55 • mythic

Current Valuation

$19.03

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Rarity

mythic

Set Origin

HOC

Daily Shift

0.00%

EDHREC Rank

#1,627

Mana Cost

Oracle Data

Card Type Legendary Creature — Halfling Peasant

Color Identity White

Power / Toughness 2 / 3

🖋️ Curator's Notes

At the beginning of each end step, if you gained 3 or more life this turn, draw a card.

""'Live and learn!' as my gaffer used to say. Though he was thinking of gardening, not of roosting like a bird, nor of trying to walk like a spider." —Sam"

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Official Judge Precedents

3 Precedents

2023-06-16

The Gaffer's ability looks at how much life you've gained in the turn, even if it wasn't on the battlefield when you gained life. It doesn't care if you also lost life, even if you lost more life than you gained.

2023-06-16

You draw just one card, no matter how much life you've gained past 3 life.

2023-06-16

If you haven't gained 3 or more life by the time an end step begins, The Gaffer's ability won't trigger at all.

📜 Technical Attributes

Release Date: 2026-08-14

Set Name: The Hobbit Eternal

Artist Reference: Chuck Lukacs

Border Profile: borderless

✨ Variants & Finishes

Available Finishes Traditional Foil

Promo Status surgefoil • universesbeyond