Partner with Pippin, Warden of Isengard (When this creature enters, target player may put Pippin into their hand from their library, then shuffle.)
Whenever one or more artifacts you control enter, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token with lifelink. This ability triggers only once each turn.
Whenever a player attacks you, target attacking creature gets -2/-0 until end of turn.
Whenever a player attacks, if they aren't attacking you, that player chooses an attacking creature. It gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
Under the boughs of Mirkwood, there was deadly strife of Elves and evil beings.
Deathtouch, haste
, Discard a card: Draw a card. If the discarded card was a creature card, amass Orcs 1. (Put a +1/+1 counter on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Create two 1/1 white Human Soldier creature tokens.
II — Create two 2/2 red Human Knight creature tokens with trample and haste.
III — Put an indestructible counter on up to one target Human. You become the monarch.
Partner with Merry, Warden of Isengard (When this creature enters, target player may put Merry into their hand from their library, then shuffle.)
, : Create a Food token.
, Sacrifice four Foods: Other creatures you control get +3/+3 and gain haste until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery.
Ward
Beasts and Birds you control have ward .
Whenever you cast a spell with mana value 5 or greater, choose one —
• Create a 3/3 green Beast creature token.
• Create a 2/2 blue Bird creature token with flying.
When this creature enters, create two 2/2 red Human Knight creature tokens with trample and haste.
Dash (You may cast this spell for its dash cost. If you do, it gains haste, and it's returned from the battlefield to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.)
Will of the council — Starting with you, each player votes for return or embark. If return gets more votes, each player returns up to two cards from their graveyard to their hand, then you exile Sail into the West. If embark gets more votes or the vote is tied, each player may discard their hand and draw seven cards.
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Scry 2, then draw two cards.
II — Create a Treasure token and a 2/2 blue Bird creature token with flying.
III — Put a flying counter on each creature you control without flying.
Amass Orcs X. Mill X cards. You may cast an instant or sorcery spell with mana value X or less from among them without paying its mana cost. (To amass Orcs X, put X +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)
Flashback—, Exile X cards from your graveyard.
Goad all creatures your opponents control. Until your next turn, those creatures can't block. (Until your next turn, those creatures attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able.)
"Is it not said that no foe has ever taken the Hornburg, if men defended it?"
—Aragorn
Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. That creature deals damage equal to its power to each other creature.
"The Dwarves tell no tale; but even as mithril was the foundation of their wealth, so also it was their destruction."
—Gandalf
Trample, ward
When Treebeard enters, create two Food tokens.
Whenever you gain life, put that many +1/+1 counters on target Halfling or Treefolk.
"I go my own way, but your way may go along with mine for a while."
Create a 6/6 black and red Dragon creature token with flying, menace, and "Whenever this token deals combat damage to a player, gain control of target artifact that player controls."
Flashback (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each creature you control.
When a legendary creature you control enters, if there is no monarch, you become the monarch.
Equip . This ability costs less to activate if you're the monarch.
This artifact can't be sacrificed.
, : Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. The player to your right gains control of this artifact.
, : Draw a card. The player to your right gains control of this artifact.
Whenever equipped creature attacks, it deals damage equal to its power to target creature defending player controls.
Equip Elf
Equip
Whenever players finish voting, you and each opponent who voted for a choice you voted for may scry 2.
: Add one mana of any color.
"Rivendell is a perfect house, whether you like food or sleep or storytelling or singing, or a pleasant mixture of them all."
—Bilbo
: Add two mana in any combination of , , and/or .
, : Draw two cards, then discard a card.
While the power of Sauron grew, light and living things forsook his borders.
As The Black Gate enters, you may pay 3 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
: Add .
, : Choose a player with the most life or tied for most life. Target creature can't be blocked by creatures that player controls this turn.
First strike
At the beginning of combat on your turn, if another Human entered the battlefield under your control this turn, create two 2/2 red Human Knight creature tokens with trample and haste. Then if you control six or more Humans, draw a card.
Partner with Sam, Loyal Attendant
Vigilance
Whenever Frodo attacks, if you gained 3 or more life this turn, the Ring tempts you. Then if Frodo is your Ring-bearer and the Ring has tempted you two or more times this game, draw a card.
Will of the council — At the beginning of combat on your turn, if another Elf entered the battlefield under your control this turn, starting with you, each player votes for dominion or guidance. If dominion gets more votes, the Ring tempts you, then you put a +1/+1 counter on your Ring-bearer. If guidance gets more votes or the vote is tied, draw a card.
When you cast this spell, amass Orcs 5, mill five cards, then return a creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Trample
Whenever a commander an opponent controls dies, the Ring tempts you.
Vigilance, lifelink
When Aragorn enters, you become the monarch.
Whenever Aragorn attacks, up to one target creature can't block this turn. If you're the monarch, creatures can't block this turn.
"In this place will I abide, and my heirs, unto the ending of the world."
First strike
At the beginning of combat on your turn, if another Human entered the battlefield under your control this turn, create two 2/2 red Human Knight creature tokens with trample and haste. Then if you control six or more Humans, draw a card.
Partner with Sam, Loyal Attendant
Vigilance
Whenever Frodo attacks, if you gained 3 or more life this turn, the Ring tempts you. Then if Frodo is your Ring-bearer and the Ring has tempted you two or more times this game, draw a card.
Will of the council — At the beginning of combat on your turn, if another Elf entered the battlefield under your control this turn, starting with you, each player votes for dominion or guidance. If dominion gets more votes, the Ring tempts you, then you put a +1/+1 counter on your Ring-bearer. If guidance gets more votes or the vote is tied, draw a card.
Whenever you cast a spell with mana value 5 or greater, each opponent reveals the top card of their library. If any of those cards shares a card type with that spell, copy that spell, you may choose new targets for the copy, and each opponent draws a card. Otherwise, you draw a card. (A copy of a permanent spell becomes a token.)
Partner with Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit (When this creature enters, target player may put Frodo into their hand from their library, then shuffle.)
At the beginning of combat on your turn, create a Food token. (It's an artifact with ", , Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
Activated abilities of Foods you control cost less to activate.
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, amass Orcs X, where X is that spell's mana value. (Put X +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)
Goblins and Orcs you control have ward .
Over all his works a dark smoke hung and wrapped itself about the sides of Orthanc.
When you cast this spell, amass Orcs 5, mill five cards, then return a creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Trample
Whenever a commander an opponent controls dies, the Ring tempts you.
Whenever Beregond or another Human you control enters, creatures you control get +1/+1 and gain vigilance until end of turn.
"Beregond, if you can, do something to stop any dreadful thing from happening."
—Pippin
When this creature enters, you become the monarch.
At the beginning of combat on each opponent's turn, if you're the monarch, that opponent may pay , where X is the number of cards in their hand. If they don't, they can't attack you this combat.
"The Realm of Sauron is ended forever!"
When this Equipment enters, create a Food token, then create a 1/1 white Halfling creature token and attach this Equipment to it.
Equipped creature has "Whenever you gain life, this creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the amount of life you gained."
Equip
At the beginning of each end step, if you gained 3 or more life this turn, draw a card.
On the growing of vegetables, especially potatoes, Master Hamfast Gamgee was recognized as the leading authority by all in the neighborhood.
, : Exile another target creature you control. You may return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control. If you don't, at the beginning of the next end step, return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control with a vigilance counter and a lifelink counter on it.
"Ónen i-Estel Edain, ú-chebin estel anim."
Flying, ward
When this creature enters, exile target player's graveyard. Put a number of +1/+1 counters on this creature equal to the number of creature cards exiled this way.
"I hope they haven't forgotten how to fight."
—Gimli
Flying
Whenever Gwaihir attacks, target attacking creature gains flying until end of turn.
At the beginning of each end step, if you gained 3 or more life this turn, create a 3/3 white Bird creature token with flying and "Whenever this token attacks, target attacking creature gains flying until end of turn."
First strike
Whenever this creature or another Human you control enters, tap target creature an opponent controls.
At the beginning of your upkeep, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token.
When your commander deals combat damage to a player, if there is no monarch, you become the monarch.
At the beginning of the monarch's end step, that player draws a card.
"If indeed you look only, as you say, for records of ancient days and the beginnings of the City, read on!"
: Target Goblin, Orc, or Pirate can't be blocked this turn.
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, amass Orcs 3. (Put three +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)
When Denethor enters, scry 2.
, , Sacrifice Denethor: Target player becomes the monarch. Denethor deals 3 damage to any target.
"You may triumph on the field, for a day. But against the Power that now arises there is no victory."
Enchant creature
When this Aura enters, you become the monarch.
The monarch controls enchanted creature.
Enchanted creature attacks each combat if able and can't attack you.
When Monstrosity of the Lake enters, you may pay . If you do, tap all creatures your opponents control, then put a stun counter on each of those creatures. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)
Islandcycling (, Discard this card: Search your library for an Island card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)
Choose a creature type. Return all creatures that aren't of the chosen type to their owners' hands.
She seemed tall beyond measurement, and beautiful beyond enduring, terrible and worshipful.
Gain control of each noncommander creature with mana value 3 or less.
"This is worse than Mordor! Much worse, in a way. It comes home to you, as they say, because it is a home, and you remember it before it was all ruined."
—Sam
Secret council — Each player secretly votes for a creature you don't control, then those votes are revealed. For each creature with one or more votes, put that many stun counters on it, then tap it. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)
Skulk (This creature can't be blocked by creatures with greater power.)
At the beginning of your end step, each opponent dealt combat damage this game by a creature named Gollum, Obsessed Stalker loses life equal to the amount of life you gained this turn.
He hated the Ring and loved it, as he hated and loved himself.
When Lobelia enters, look at the top card of each opponent's library and exile those cards face down.
, Sacrifice an artifact: Choose one —
• Until end of turn, you may play a card exiled with Lobelia without paying its mana cost.
• Each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Menace
Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, create a Food token.
Whenever you sacrifice a Food, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
When this creature leaves the battlefield, target opponent loses life equal to its power.
Whenever a nontoken creature an opponent controls dies, exile it.
, Put a creature card exiled with Shelob into its owner's graveyard: Put two +1/+1 counters on Shelob. Draw a card.
: Put target creature card with mana value X exiled with Shelob onto the battlefield tapped under your control.
Gain control of all creatures target opponent controls until end of turn. Untap those creatures. They gain haste until end of turn. You can't attack that player this turn. You can't sacrifice those creatures this turn.
"We must hasten. The beacons of Gondor are alight. War is kindled."
—Gandalf
This spell costs less to cast, where X is the greatest number of artifacts an opponent controls.
Flying, trample, haste
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you create a Treasure token for each artifact that player controls.
Double strike
Whenever another legendary creature you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on Gimli.
Whenever Gimli deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token.
"No Dwarf could be unmoved by such loveliness."
Trample
Other Orcs and Goblins you control have trample.
Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control.
Trample
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
When you cycle this card, destroy up to X target artifacts.
The Mûmakil of Harad were great beasts, like moving houses, capable of dragging huge towers and engines to war.
Each other creature you control enters with a number of additional +1/+1 counters on it equal to Arwen's toughness.
From afar, Arwen watched over Aragorn, and in hope, she made for him a great and kingly standard.
Creatures you control have reach.
Sacrifice this enchantment: Create three tapped X/X green Treefolk creature tokens, where X is the amount of life you gained this turn. Put a reach counter on each of them.
"Boom, boom, rumboom, boorar, boom boom, dahrar boom boom, dahrar boom..."
Devour Food 3 (As this creature enters, you may sacrifice any number of Foods. It enters with three times that many +1/+1 counters on it.)
Creatures with power less than this creature's power can't block it.
His name, of course, was Proudfoot.