The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth

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Grond, the Gatebreaker
Legendary Artifact — Vehicle

Trample

As long as it's your turn and you control an Army, Grond is an artifact creature.

Crew 3 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 3 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)

5/5
Haunt of the Dead Marshes
Creature — Nightmare Elf

When this creature enters, scry 1.

: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped. Activate only if you control a legendary creature.

"You should not look in when the candles are lit."

—Gollum

1/1
Isildur's Fateful Strike
Legendary Instant

(You may cast a legendary instant only if you control a legendary creature or planeswalker.)

Destroy target creature. If its controller has more than four cards in hand, they exile cards from their hand equal to the difference.

Isildur cut the Ring from Sauron's hand with the hilt-shard of his father's sword, and Sauron himself was overthrown.

Lash of the Balrog
Sorcery

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature or pay .

Destroy target creature.

Even as the Balrog fell, it swung its whip, and the thongs lashed and curled about Gandalf's knees, dragging him to the brink of the abyss. "Fly, you fools!" he cried, and was gone.

Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
Legendary Creature — Halfling Citizen

Flash

Menace

When Lobelia enters, exile target creature card from an opponent's graveyard that was put there from the battlefield this turn, then create X Treasure tokens, where X is the exiled card's power.

2/3
March from the Black Gate
Enchantment

When this enchantment enters and whenever an Army you control attacks, 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.)

Like a storm, they broke upon the line of the Men of Gondor.

Mirkwood Bats
Creature — Bat

Flying

Whenever you create or sacrifice a token, each opponent loses 1 life.

"The enemy has many spies and many ways of hearing."

—Gandalf

2/3
Mordor Muster
Sorcery

You draw a card and you lose 1 life.

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.)

"Orcs, thousands of Orcses. Nice Hobbits mustn't go to those places."

—Gollum

Mordor Trebuchet
Artifact Creature — Wall

Defender

Whenever you attack with one or more Goblins and/or Orcs, create a 2/1 colorless Construct artifact creature token with flying named Ballistic Boulder that's tapped and attacking. Sacrifice that token at end of combat.

1/4
Morgul-Knife Wound
Enchantment — Aura

Enchant creature

Enchanted creature gets -3/-0 and has "At the beginning of your upkeep, exile this creature unless you pay 2 life."

Frodo felt a pain like a dart of poisoned ice pierce his left shoulder.

Nasty End
Instant

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.

Draw two cards. If the sacrificed creature was legendary, draw three cards instead.

"And that's the end of that. A nasty end for Saruman, and I wish I needn't have seen it; but it's a good riddance."

—Sam

Nazgûl
Creature — Wraith Knight

Deathtouch

When this creature enters, the Ring tempts you.

Whenever the Ring tempts you, put a +1/+1 counter on each Wraith you control.

A deck can have up to nine cards named Nazgûl.

1/2
Oath of the Grey Host
Enchantment — Saga

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)

I — You and target opponent each create a Food token.

II — Each opponent loses 3 life. Create a Treasure token.

III — Create three tapped 1/1 white Spirit creature tokens with flying.

One Ring to Rule Them All
Enchantment — Saga

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)

I — The Ring tempts you, then each player mills cards equal to your Ring-bearer's power.

II — Destroy all nonlegendary creatures.

III — Each opponent loses 1 life for each creature card in that player's graveyard.

Orcish Bowmasters
Creature — Orc Archer

Flash

When this creature enters and whenever an opponent draws a card except the first one they draw in each of their draw steps, this creature deals 1 damage to any target. Then amass Orcs 1.

1/1
Orcish Medicine
Instant

Target creature gains your choice of lifelink or indestructible until end of turn.

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.)

Sam's Desperate Rescue
Sorcery

Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. The Ring tempts you.

"By all the signs, there's a large warrior loose, with an Elf-sword, and an axe as well maybe." Gorbag spat. Sam smiled grimly at this description of himself.

Sauron, the Necromancer
Legendary Creature — Avatar Horror

Menace

Whenever Sauron attacks, exile target creature card from your graveyard. Create a tapped and attacking token that's a copy of that card, except it's a 3/3 black Wraith with menace. At the beginning of the next end step, exile that token unless Sauron is your Ring-bearer.

4/4
Shadow of the Enemy
Sorcery

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.

Shelob's Ambush
Instant

Target creature gets +1/+2 and gains deathtouch until end of turn. Create a Food token. (It's an artifact with ", , Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")

As Frodo ran forward, eager, rejoicing to be free, Shelob with hideous speed came behind and stung him in the neck.

Snarling Warg
Creature — Wolf

Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)

As long as you control a Goblin or Orc, this creature gets +1/+0.

A shuddering howl broke from him, as if he were a captain summoning his pack to the assault.

3/4
The Torment of Gollum
Sorcery

Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a nonland card from it. That player discards that card.

Amass Orcs 2. (Put two +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.)

In Mordor, all that he knew was forced from him.

Troll of Khazad-dûm
Creature — Troll

This creature can't be blocked except by three or more creatures.

Swampcycling (, Discard this card: Search your library for a Swamp card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

"A great cave-troll, I think. There is no hope of escape that way."

—Gandalf

6/5
Uruk-hai Berserker
Creature — Orc Berserker

When this creature enters, the Ring tempts you.

"What of the dawn? We are the Uruk-hai; we do not stop the fight for night or day, for fair weather or for storm. We come to kill, by sun or moon. What of the dawn?"

3/2
Voracious Fell Beast
Creature — Drake Beast

Flying

When this creature enters, each opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice. Create a Food token for each creature sacrificed this way. (It's an artifact with ", , Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")

4/4
Witch-king of Angmar
Legendary Creature — Wraith Noble

Flying

Whenever one or more creatures deal combat damage to you, each opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice that dealt combat damage to you this turn. The Ring tempts you.

Discard a card: Witch-king of Angmar gains indestructible until end of turn. Tap it.

5/3
Battle-Scarred Goblin
Creature — Goblin Warrior

Whenever this creature becomes blocked, it deals 1 damage to each creature blocking it.

"An Orc shot Balin from behind a stone. We slew the Orc, but many more came."

Book of Mazarbul

2/2
Book of Mazarbul
Enchantment — Saga

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)

I — 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.)

II — Amass Orcs 2.

III — Creatures you control get +1/+0 and gain menace until end of turn.

Breaking of the Fellowship
Sorcery

Target creature an opponent controls deals damage equal to its power to another target creature that player controls. The Ring tempts you.

"It might have been mine. It should be mine. Give it to me!"

Cast into the Fire
Instant

Choose one —

• Cast into the Fire deals 1 damage to each of up to two target creatures.

• Exile target artifact.

"But for Gollum, I could not have destroyed the Ring. So let us forgive him! For the Quest is achieved, and now all is over."

—Frodo

Display of Power
Instant

This spell can't be copied.

Copy any number of target instant and/or sorcery spells. You may choose new targets for the copies.

"The Nazgûl closed round at night, and I was besieged. Such light and flame cannot have been seen on Weathertop since the war-beacons of old."

—Gandalf

Éomer, Marshal of Rohan
Legendary Creature — Human Knight

Haste

Whenever one or more other attacking legendary creatures you control die, untap all creatures you control. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase. This ability triggers only once each turn.

"Need brooks no delay, yet late is better than never."

4/4
Éomer of the Riddermark
Legendary Creature — Human Knight

Haste

Whenever Éomer attacks, if you control a creature with the greatest power among creatures on the battlefield, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token.

But northward the white crest of Éomer led the great front of the Rohirrim which he had again gathered and marshaled.

5/4
Erebor Flamesmith
Creature — Dwarf Artificer

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, this creature deals 1 damage to each opponent.

"We make good armor and keen swords, but we cannot again make mail or blade to match those that our fathers made before the dragon came."

—Glóin

2/1
Erkenbrand, Lord of Westfold
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier

Whenever Erkenbrand or another Human you control enters, creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.

Down from the hills leaped Erkenbrand, lord of Westfold, and the hosts of Isengard roared in fear.

3/3
Fall of Cair Andros
Enchantment

Whenever a creature an opponent controls is dealt excess noncombat damage, amass Orcs X, where X is that excess damage. (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.)

: This enchantment deals 7 damage to target creature.

Fear, Fire, Foes!
Sorcery

Damage can't be prevented this turn. Fear, Fire, Foes! deals X damage to target creature and 1 damage to each other creature with the same controller.

"Open, in the name of Mordor!"

Fiery Inscription
Enchantment

When this enchantment enters, the Ring tempts you.

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, this enchantment deals 2 damage to each opponent.

Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul, ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul.

Fire of Orthanc
Sorcery

Destroy target artifact or land. Creatures without flying can't block this turn.

The barricade was scattered as if by a thunderbolt.

Foray of Orcs
Sorcery

Amass Orcs 2. When you do, Foray of Orcs deals X damage to target creature an opponent controls, where X is the amassed Army's power. (To amass Orcs 2, put two +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.)

Gimli, Counter of Kills
Legendary Creature — Dwarf Warrior

Trample

Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, Gimli deals 1 damage to that creature's controller.

"Twenty-one!" cried Gimli. He hewed a two- handed stroke and laid the last Orc before his feet. "Now my count passes Master Legolas."

4/3
Gimli's Axe
Artifact — Equipment

Equipped creature gets +3/+0.

As long as equipped creature is legendary, it has menace. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)

Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Gimli's Fury
Instant

Target creature gets +3/+2 until end of turn. If it's legendary, it also gains trample until end of turn.

"Two!" said Gimli, patting his axe.

Glóin, Dwarf Emissary
Legendary Creature — Dwarf Advisor

Whenever you cast a historic spell, create a Treasure token. This ability triggers only once each turn. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)

, Sacrifice a Treasure: Goad target creature. (Until your next turn, that creature attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)

3/3
Goblin Fireleaper
Creature — Goblin Warrior

: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

When this creature dies, it deals damage equal to its power to target creature an opponent controls.

"Let us hope that fire now lies between us and pursuit. Come! There is no time to lose."

—Gandalf

1/1
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
Legendary Creature — Goblin Soldier

When Grishnákh enters, amass Orcs 2. When you do, until end of turn, gain control of target nonlegendary creature an opponent controls with power less than or equal to the amassed Army's power. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn.

1/1
Haradrim Spearmaster
Creature — Human Warrior

Reach

At the beginning of combat on your turn, another target creature you control gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

"In the South the Haradrim are moving, and fear has fallen on all our coastlands."

—Hirgon, errand-rider of Gondor

2/3
Hew the Entwood
Sorcery

Sacrifice any number of lands. Reveal the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of lands sacrificed this way. Choose any number of artifact and/or land cards revealed this way. Put all nonland cards chosen this way onto the battlefield, then put all land cards chosen this way onto the battlefield tapped, then put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Improvised Club
Instant

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice an artifact or creature.

Improvised Club deals 4 damage to any target.

"'For a couple o' pins,' says Troll, and grins, 'I'll eat thee too and gnaw thy shins.'"

—Sam

Moria Marauder
Creature — Goblin Warrior

Double strike

Whenever a Goblin or Orc you control deals combat damage to a player, exile the top card of your library. You may play that card this turn.

There was a rush of hoarse laughter, like the fall of sliding stones into a pit; amid the clamor a deep voice was raised in command.

1/1
Oliphaunt
Creature — Elephant

Trample

Whenever this creature attacks, another target creature you control gets +2/+0 and gains trample until end of turn.

Mountaincycling (, Discard this card: Search your library for a Mountain card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

6/4
Olog-hai Crusher
Creature — Troll Soldier

Trample

This creature can't block unless you control a Goblin or Orc.

Trolls were abroad, no longer dull-witted, but cunning and armed with dreadful weapons.

4/4
Quarrel's End
Sorcery

As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card.

Draw two cards and create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token.

"It is a joy to us to see you return into your own."

—Éomer

Rally at the Hornburg
Sorcery

Create two 1/1 white Human Soldier creature tokens. Humans you control gain haste until end of turn.

With a cry and a great noise they charged. Down from the gates they roared, over the causeway they swept, and they drove through the hosts of Isengard as a wind among grass.

Ranger's Firebrand
Sorcery

Ranger's Firebrand deals 2 damage to any target. The Ring tempts you.

"Keep close to the fire, with your faces outward! Get some of the longer sticks ready in your hands!"

—Strider

Relentless Rohirrim
Creature — Human Knight

When this creature enters, the Ring tempts you.

"The Orcs are in the Deep! Helm! Helm! Forth Helmingas!"

—Gamling the Old

4/3
Rising of the Day
Enchantment

Creatures you control have haste.

Legendary creatures you control get +1/+0.

Over the low hills the horns were sounding. Hastening down the long slopes were a thousand men on foot; their swords were in their hands.

Rohirrim Lancer
Creature — Human Knight

Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)

When this creature dies, the Ring tempts you.

"Dire deeds awake, dark is it eastward. Let horse be bridled, horn be sounded!"

—Théoden

1/1
Rush the Room
Instant

Target creature gets +1/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. If it's a Goblin or Orc, it also gains haste until end of turn.

There was a horn-blast and a rush of feet, and Orcs one after another leaped into the chamber.

Smite the Deathless
Instant

Smite the Deathless deals 3 damage to target creature. That creature loses indestructible until end of turn. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.

"No living man am I!"