188 cards|112 creatures|avg mv 3.26

Every removal spell by color and cost, and what N damage kills

The Hobbit MTG Removal Guide: Every Removal Spell by Color

The Hobbit has 28 removal spells across 188 cards, 13 at common and 10 at instant speed. Red has the most with 9, then black with 6; blue has 2. 3 damage kills 70% of the set’s creatures, about average for recent sets, and 30% have toughness 4 or more. Below, every removal spell and the share of creatures it answers at each mana value.

All colors

1 mana2

×destroy

×destroy

2 mana5

×destroy

×−1 toughness

×3 damage

×fight

×destroy

3 mana6

×freeze

×destroy

×destroy

×edict

×−5 toughness

×1 damage

4 mana10

×exile until it leaves

×exile

×destroy artifact or enchantment

×tuck

×6 damage

×3 damage

×1 damage

×X damage

×fight

×fight

5 mana2

×5 damage

×fight

6+ mana3

×3 damage

×5 damage

×4 damage

all creaturescommonuncommonrare & mythicreference: mean of 10 other sets

Speed	Shape	1	2	3	4	5	6+	All
instant	destroy · power ≥ 4	0	0	8	39	75	77	28%
on entering	exile until it leaves	100	100	100	100	100	92	99%
instant	exile · attacking only	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
instant	destroy artifact or enchantment	not creatures
instant	5 damage	100	100	100	100	81	69	94%
aura	freeze	100	100	100	100	100	92	99%
instant	tuck	100	100	100	100	100	92	99%
sorcery	destroy · additional cost	100	100	100	100	100	92	99%
triggered	−1 toughness · opponent's only	83	27	16	6	6	0	18%
on entering	destroy	100	100	100	100	100	92	99%
instant	destroy	100	100	100	100	100	92	99%
on entering	edict	opponent chooses
sorcery	−5 toughness · −1 toughness	100	100	100	100	81	69	94%
instant	3 damage · destroy artifact	100	100	92	67	13	15	70%
saga	6 damage · opponent's only · destroy artifact	100	100	100	100	100	69	96%
sorcery	3 damage · non-Dragon	100	100	92	61	13	15	69%
sorcery	1 damage · one-sided	83	27	16	6	6	0	18%
triggered	X damage · repeatable	depends on the board
on entering	fight · at power 3	100	100	92	67	13	15	70%
on entering	3 damage	100	100	92	67	13	15	70%
sorcery	5 damage	100	100	100	100	81	69	94%
activated	4 damage · repeatable	100	100	100	89	25	31	79%
instant	fight · at power 3	100	100	92	67	13	15	70%
instant	destroy · flying only	17	3	8	17	19	15	11%
sorcery	fight · at power 3	100	100	92	67	13	15	70%
on entering	fight · at power 3	100	100	92	67	13	15	70%
activated	destroy · any permanent	100	100	100	100	100	92	99%
instant	1 damage	83	27	16	6	6	0	18%

Color	common	uncommon	rare & mythic	All	Mean coverage
	2 · 94%	2 · 64%	1 · 100%	5	80%
	2 · 99%			2	99%
	4 · 72%	1 · 94%	1 · 99%	6	82%
	2 · 82%	3 · 62%	4 · 73%	9	71%
	2 · 41%	1 · 70%		3	50%
Multi		1 · 70%		1	70%
Colorless	1 · 99%	1 · 18%		2	59%