Shadow of the Enemy

The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #558 · Mythic · Sorcery

Mana cost: {3}{B}{B}{B}

Exile all creature cards from target player's graveyard. You may cast spells from among those cards for as long as they remain exiled, and mana of any type can be spent to cast them.

As Frodo put on the Ring, Sauron was suddenly aware of the magnitude of his own folly. His wrath blazed in consuming flame, but his fear rose like black smoke.

Illustrated by Shahab Alizadeh · Released November 3, 2023

Prices

Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: down $0.84 USD (10.6%) to $7.12 USD; low $7.10 USD, high $8.00 USD.

Printings

  1. The Hobbit Eternal #190 (HOC) · Mythic · 2026 · $9.23 USD
  2. The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #558 (this printing) · Mythic · 2023 · $7.12 USD
  3. The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #735 (LTR) · Mythic · 2023 · $61.30 USD
  4. The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #735z (LTR) · Mythic · 2023
  5. The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #107 (LTR) · Mythic · 2023 · $1.01 USD
  6. The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #424 (LTR) · Mythic · 2023 · $2.45 USD
  7. Tales of Middle-earth Promos #107s (PLTR) · Mythic · 2023 · $4.81 USD foil

Legality

Rulings

  1. 2023-06-16 · wotc — Shadow of the Enemy uses a new template indicating that you may spend mana as though it were mana of any type to cast the exiled cards. The six types of mana are white, blue, black, red, green, and colorless.
  2. 2023-06-16 · wotc — You pay all costs and follow all normal timing rules for spells cast this way.
  3. 2023-06-16 · wotc — Snow mana is not a type of mana. Shadow of the Enemy won't let you pay a snow cost using mana produced by a nonsnow source.

Played in these commander decks

  1. Sauron, Lord of the Rings · in 9% of 35 decks

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