The Battle of Bywater

The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #2 · Rare · Sorcery

Mana cost: {1}{W}{W}

Destroy all creatures with power 3 or greater. Then create a Food token for each creature you control. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")

The Tooks marched in with Pippin at their head. Merry now had enough sturdy Hobbitry to deal with the ruffians.

Illustrated by Tomas Duchek · Released June 23, 2023

Prices

Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: down $1.80 USD (49.7%) to $1.82 USD; low $1.81 USD, high $4.02 USD.

Printings

  1. The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #453 (LTR) · Rare · 2023 · $7.23 USD
  2. The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #757 (LTR) · Rare · 2023 · $3.86 USD foil
  3. The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #2 (this printing) · Rare · 2023 · $1.82 USD
  4. The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #346 (LTR) · Rare · 2023 · $4.17 USD
  5. Tales of Middle-earth Promos #2s (PLTR) · Rare · 2023 · $7.32 USD foil

Legality

Rulings

  1. 2024-11-08 · wotc — Food is an artifact type. Even though it appears on some creatures, it's never a creature type.
  2. 2024-11-08 · wotc — You can't sacrifice a Food to pay multiple costs. For example, you can't sacrifice a Food token to activate its own ability and also to activate Maraleaf Rider's ability.
  3. 2024-11-08 · wotc — Whatever you do, don't eat the delicious cards.

Played in these commander decks

  1. Sam, Loyal Attendant · in 63% of 46 decks
  2. Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit · in 61% of 49 decks
  3. Ragost, Deft Gastronaut · in 38% of 50 decks
  4. Arabella, Abandoned Doll · in 24% of 50 decks
  5. Felothar the Steadfast · in 7% of 43 decks
  6. Zinnia, Valley's Voice · in 6% of 49 decks
  7. Arcades, the Strategist · in 6% of 50 decks

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