Meriadoc Brandybuck

The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #628 · Uncommon · Legendary Creature — Halfling Citizen

Mana cost: {1}{G}

Whenever one or more Halflings you control attack a player, create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")

"My dear old Hobbit, you don't allow for the inquisitiveness of friends. I have known about the existence of the Ring for years."

Power/toughness 2/2 · Illustrated by Marie Magny · Released November 3, 2023

Prices

Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: up $0.05 USD (15.2%) to $0.38 USD; low $0.33 USD, high $0.39 USD.

Printings

  1. The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #628 (this printing) · Uncommon · 2023 · $0.38 USD
  2. The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #806 (LTR) · Uncommon · 2023 · $0.55 USD foil
  3. The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #177 (LTR) · Uncommon · 2023 · $0.23 USD
  4. The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #314 (LTR) · Uncommon · 2023 · $0.21 USD

Legality

Rulings

  1. 2023-06-16 · wotc — Meriadoc Brandybuck's ability has you create just one Food token per player you attack with a Halfling, no matter how many Halflings you attack them with beyond the first.
  2. 2023-06-16 · wotc — Halflings attacking a planeswalker or battle won't cause Meriadoc Brandybuck's ability to trigger.
  3. 2024-11-08 · wotc — Food is an artifact type. Even though it appears on some creatures, it's never a creature type.
  4. 2024-11-08 · wotc — Whatever you do, don't eat the delicious cards.
  5. 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.

Played in these commander decks

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