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The Eagles Are Coming!

{1}{W}

Instant

HOBThe Hobbit#12rare
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 30–800
Illustrator
Zezhou Chen
Found in
The Hobbit Collector Booster Pack · The Hobbit Play Booster Pack
Printings2EDHREC rank#14,926
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardLegal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Kicker {2}{W}{W} (You may pay an additional {2}{W}{W} as you cast this spell.) Choose target creature you own. If this spell was kicked, instead choose any number of target creatures you own. Return each chosen creature to your hand. At the beginning of the next upkeep, create a 4/4 white Bird Soldier creature token with flying for each creature returned to your hand this way.
Kicker
Plays as:
Creature Token Maker
Market · per finishspark updated 24h ago · prices as of 2026-08-29
Nonfoil-92.9%
$0.77
$0.45 low$0.21 gapTCGplayer
Foil-94.3%
$1.14
$0.44 low$0.24 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.77· across 2 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

5 · latest Jun 29, 2026
  • WotCJun 29, 2026

    Any creature tokens that were returned to your hand are counted by the delayed triggered ability. You'll get a Bird Soldier token for each of them.

  • WotCJun 29, 2026

    If a spell's kicker cost was paid, the spell is "kicked."

  • WotCJun 29, 2026

    If you copy a kicked spell on the stack, the copy is also kicked.

  • WotCJun 29, 2026

    The kicker ability doesn't let you pay a kicker cost more than once.

  • WotCJun 29, 2026

    To determine a spell's total cost, start with the mana cost (or an alternative cost if another card's effect allows you to pay one instead), add any cost increases (such as kicker), then apply any cost reductions. The spell's mana value remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.