Subjugate the Hobbits
Sorcery
Gain control of each noncommander creature with mana value 3 or less.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Tales of Middle-earth Commander
- Price
- $0.67
- EDHREC rank
- #8898
Subjugate the Hobbits creates three 1/1 Halfling tokens under your opponents' control — tokens that Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist then turns against those same opponents. The cost is real: you're handing creatures to three players, so running this without a way to punish those tokens immediately is a liability.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist
Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist's ability makes each opponent's Salamander tokens deal damage to players who control fewer creatures than them — and Subjugate the Hobbits seeds each opponent with Halflings, fueling that engine while leaving you token-free and untargeted.
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
Sauron, Lord of the Rings cares about Amassing Orcs and punishing opponents, and Subjugate the Hobbits fits the thematic Mordor shell that Sauron decks build around, supplying fodder and flavor in equal measure.
Saruman, the White Hand
Saruman, the White Hand rewards copying instants and sorceries, and Subjugate the Hobbits is a cheap spell that scales when replicated — each copy floods the board with Halflings your opponents have to manage.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Subjugate the Hobbits actually earns its slot — the three-player token distribution is built for a four-player table, and synergy commanders like Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist make the downside irrelevant. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but has no competitive application; handing opponents creatures is a nonstarter in those formats. Oathbreaker is a reasonable home if the planeswalker and signature spell support a token-punishment angle, though the card pool is smaller and the effect less reliable.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.67 bulk tier
At $0.67, Subjugate the Hobbits sits firmly in bulk territory — easy to pick up as a one-of without budget friction. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to climb unless a new Halfling- or token-punishment commander pushes the archetype into the mainstream.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.