Lobelia, Defender of Bag End

Legendary Creature — Halfling Citizen

Illustrated by Caroline Gariba

EDHREC Rank #7,250

When Lobelia enters, look at the top card of each opponent's library and exile those cards face down. , Sacrifice an artifact: Choose one — • Until end of turn, you may play a card exiled with Lobelia without paying its mana cost. • Each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.

Rulings (5)

If you cast a spell "without paying its mana cost", you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, those must be paid to cast the spell.

Jun 16, 2023

To play a card using the permission granted by the first mode of Lobelia, Defender of Bag End's activated ability, you must still follow any timing restrictions and permissions, including those based on the card's type. For instance, you can play a land from exile this way only during your main phase while the stack is empty, and only if you have an available land play remaining for the turn.

Jun 16, 2023

If the spell has X generic mana in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.

Jun 16, 2023