Rise of the Witch-king

The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #672 · Uncommon · Sorcery

Mana cost: {2}{B}{G}

Each player sacrifices a creature of their choice. If you sacrificed a creature this way, you may return another permanent card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

In rode the Lord of the Nazgûl, under the archway that no enemy ever yet had passed, and all fled before his face.

Illustrated by Andrea Piparo · Released November 3, 2023

Prices

Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: down $0.28 USD (6.9%) to $3.80 USD; low $3.73 USD, high $4.08 USD.

Printings

  1. The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #672 (this printing) · Uncommon · 2023 · $3.80 USD
  2. The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #221 (LTR) · Uncommon · 2023 · $0.42 USD

Legality

Rulings

  1. 2023-06-16 · wotc — You choose which permanent card you're returning to the battlefield, if any, as Rise of the Witch-King resolves, after permanents are sacrificed.
  2. 2023-06-16 · wotc — First the active player chooses which creature they'll sacrifice, then each other player in turn order does the same, knowing choices made before their choice. Then all those creatures are sacrificed simultaneously.
  3. 2023-06-16 · wotc — You cannot return the same permanent card that you sacrificed.

Played in these commander decks

  1. Winter, Cynical Opportunist · in 22% of 50 decks
  2. The Mycotyrant · in 16% of 49 decks
  3. Meren of Clan Nel Toth · in 15% of 48 decks
  4. Teval, the Balanced Scale · in 10% of 49 decks
  5. Baba Lysaga, Night Witch · in 10% of 50 decks
  6. The Master, Transcendent · in 9% of 46 decks
  7. Dina, Essence Brewer · in 9% of 46 decks

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