Gandalf, Friend of the Shire

The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #501 · Uncommon · Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard

Mana cost: {3}{U}

Flash
You may cast sorcery spells as though they had flash.
Whenever the Ring tempts you, if you chose a creature other than Gandalf as your Ring-bearer, draw a card.

"After a hundred years, Hobbits can still surprise you at a pinch."

Power/toughness 2/4 · Illustrated by Dmitry Burmak · Released November 3, 2023

Prices

Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: up $0.07 USD (13.2%) to $0.60 USD; low $0.53 USD, high $0.63 USD.

Printings

  1. The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #501 (this printing) · Uncommon · 2023 · $0.60 USD
  2. The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #800 (LTR) · Uncommon · 2023 · $0.71 USD foil
  3. Secret Lair Drop #1294 (SLD) · Rare · 2023 · $22.88 USD
  4. MagicFest 2023 #1 (PF23) · Rare · 2023 · $7.14 USD
  5. The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #308 (LTR) · Uncommon · 2023 · $0.21 USD
  6. The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #401 (LTR) · Uncommon · 2023 · $3.44 USD
  7. The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #50 (LTR) · Uncommon · 2023 · $0.41 USD
  8. Tales of Middle-earth Promos #401s (PLTR) · Uncommon · 2023 · $2.74 USD foil

Legality

Rulings

  1. 2023-06-16 · wotc — The second ability applies only to casting spells. It does not, for example, change when you may activate abilities that can be activated "only as a sorcery."
  2. 2023-06-16 · wotc — If the creature you choose as your Ring-bearer was already your Ring-bearer, that still counts as choosing that creature as your Ring-bearer for the purpose of abilities that trigger "whenever you choose a creature as your Ring-bearer" or abilities that care about which creature was chosen as your Ring-bearer.

Played in these commander decks

  1. Sauron, the Dark Lord · in 16% of 50 decks

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