Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Patient Instructor
The Hobbit · #162 · common · 2026
Creature — Human Citizen
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Market reference
$0.24
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Card facts
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- Collector number
- 162 / 321
- Release year
- 2026
- Rarity
- common
- Illustrator
- Joshua Raphael
- Colors
- UW
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Promo types
- universesbeyond
- Printed
- 2026-08-14
More by Joshua Raphael
This card was illustrated by Joshua Raphael.
About this card
Mana cost: {2}{W/U}
Type: Creature — Human Citizen
Vigilance When this creature enters, recruit. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token.)
"Lake-town was much diminished from its old grandeur, but still the Long Lake provided for all their needs."
Keywords: Vigilance
P/T: 2/2
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
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Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.24 |
| USD (foil) | $0.29 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.13 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.26 |
| MTGO tix | 0.05 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Patient Instructor is real?
Patient Instructor is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Patient Instructor worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Patient Instructor is $0.24; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Patient Instructor from?
Patient Instructor is from the Magic: The Gathering set "The Hobbit" in the expansion series, released in 2026.
What rarity is Patient Instructor?
Patient Instructor is a common card in the The Hobbit set.
