The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth

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Forge Anew
Enchantment

When this enchantment enters, return target Equipment card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

During your turn, you may activate equip abilities any time you could cast an instant.

You may pay rather than pay the equip cost of the first equip ability you activate during each of your turns.

Borne Upon a Wind
Instant

You may cast spells this turn as though they had flash.

Draw a card.

"I looked on Aragorn and thought how great and terrible a Lord he might have become, had he taken the Ring for himself. Not for naught does Mordor fear him."

—Legolas

Goldberry, River-Daughter
Legendary Creature — Nymph

: Move a counter of each kind not on Goldberry from another target permanent you control onto Goldberry.

, : Move one or more counters from Goldberry onto another target permanent you control. If you do, draw a card.

"Fear nothing! For tonight you are under the roof of Tom Bombadil."

1/3
Press the Enemy
Instant

Return target spell or nonland permanent an opponent controls to its owner's hand. You may cast an instant or sorcery spell with equal or lesser mana value from your hand without paying its mana cost.

"I showed the blade reforged to him. He is not so mighty yet that he is above fear."

Rangers of Ithilien
Creature — Human Ranger

Vigilance

When this creature enters, gain control of up to one target creature with lesser power for as long as you control this creature. Then the Ring tempts you.

"We have a new errand on this journey: to ambush the Men of Harad."

3/3
The Watcher in the Water
Legendary Creature — Kraken

The Watcher in the Water enters tapped with nine stun counters on it. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)

Whenever you draw a card during an opponent's turn, create a 1/1 blue Tentacle creature token.

Whenever a Tentacle you control dies, untap up to one target Kraken and put a stun counter on up to one target nonland permanent.

9/9
Call of the Ring
Enchantment

At the beginning of your upkeep, the Ring tempts you.

Whenever you choose a creature as your Ring-bearer, you may pay 2 life. If you do, draw a card.

"The Ring is mine!"

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.

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
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

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.

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
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.

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
Delighted Halfling
Creature — Halfling Citizen

: Add .

: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast a legendary spell, and that spell can't be countered.

There were toys the Hobbit-children had never seen before, all beautiful, and some obviously magical.

1/2
Elven Chorus
Enchantment

You may look at the top card of your library any time.

You may cast creature spells from the top of your library.

Creatures you control have ": Add one mana of any color."

"A Elbereth Gilthoniel, silivren penna míriel o menel aglar elenath!"

Radagast the Brown
Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard

Whenever Radagast or another nontoken creature you control enters, look at the top X cards of your library, where X is that creature's mana value. You may reveal a creature card that doesn't share a creature type with a creature you control from among those cards and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

2/5
The Ring Goes South
Sorcery

The Ring tempts you. Then reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal X land cards, where X is the number of legendary creatures you control. Put those land cards onto the battlefield tapped and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Arwen, Mortal Queen
Legendary Creature — Elf Noble

Arwen enters with an indestructible counter on it.

, Remove an indestructible counter from Arwen: Another target creature gains indestructible until end of turn. Put a +1/+1 counter and a lifelink counter on that creature and a +1/+1 counter and a lifelink counter on Arwen.

2/2
Doors of Durin
Legendary Artifact

Whenever you attack, scry 2, then you may reveal the top card of your library. If it's a creature card, put it onto the battlefield tapped and attacking. Until your next turn, it gains trample if you control a Dwarf and hexproof if you control an Elf.

"Speak, friend, and enter."

King of the Oathbreakers
Legendary Creature — Spirit Noble

Flying

Whenever King of the Oathbreakers or another Spirit you control becomes the target of a spell, it phases out. (Treat it and anything attached to it as though they don't exist until your next turn.)

Whenever King of the Oathbreakers or another Spirit you control phases in, create a tapped 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying.

3/3
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue

Whenever a player casts their second spell each turn, you lose 1 life and create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")

"Whatever is wrong in the Shire, Lotho will be at the bottom of it: you can be sure of that."

—Pippin

2/1
Sauron's Ransom
Instant

Choose an opponent. They look at the top four cards of your library and separate them into a face-down pile and a face-up pile. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard. The Ring tempts you.

"He was dear to you, I see. And now he shall endure the slow torment of years."

Shagrat, Loot Bearer
Legendary Creature — Orc Soldier

Whenever Shagrat attacks, attach up to one target Equipment to it. Then amass Orcs X, where X is the number of Equipment attached to Shagrat. (Control of the Equipment doesn't change. 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.)

4/4
Sharkey, Tyrant of the Shire
Legendary Creature — Avatar Rogue

Activated abilities of lands your opponents control can't be activated unless they're mana abilities.

Sharkey has all activated abilities of lands your opponents control except mana abilities.

Mana of any type can be spent to activate Sharkey's abilities.

2/4
Shelob, Child of Ungoliant
Legendary Creature — Spider Demon

Deathtouch, ward

Other Spiders you control have deathtouch and ward .

Whenever another creature dealt damage this turn by a Spider you controlled dies, create a token that's a copy of that creature, except it's a Food artifact with ", , Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life," and it loses all other card types.

8/8
Andúril, Flame of the West
Legendary Artifact — Equipment

Equipped creature gets +3/+1.

Whenever equipped creature attacks, create two tapped 1/1 white Spirit creature tokens with flying. If that creature is legendary, instead create two of those tokens that are tapped and attacking.

Equip

Glamdring
Legendary Artifact — Equipment

Equipped creature has first strike and gets +1/+0 for each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard.

Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, you may cast an instant or sorcery spell from your hand with mana value less than or equal to that damage without paying its mana cost.

Equip

Horn of Gondor
Legendary Artifact

When Horn of Gondor enters, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token.

, : Create X 1/1 white Human Soldier creature tokens, where X is the number of Humans you control.

Horn of the Mark
Legendary Artifact

Whenever two or more creatures you control attack a player, look at the top five cards of your library. You may reveal a creature card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

"He that blows this horn shall set fear in the hearts of his enemies and joy in the hearts of his friends."

—Éowyn

Mithril Coat
Legendary Artifact — Equipment

Flash

Indestructible

When Mithril Coat enters, attach it to target legendary creature you control.

Equipped creature has indestructible.

Equip

The One Ring
Legendary Artifact

Indestructible

When The One Ring enters, if you cast it, you gain protection from everything until your next turn.

At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 1 life for each burden counter on The One Ring.

: Put a burden counter on The One Ring, then draw a card for each burden counter on The One Ring.

Palantír of Orthanc
Legendary Artifact

At the beginning of your end step, put an influence counter on Palantír of Orthanc and scry 2. Then target opponent may have you draw a card. If that player doesn't, you mill X cards, where X is the number of influence counters on Palantír of Orthanc, and that player loses life equal to the total mana value of those cards.

Phial of Galadriel
Legendary Artifact

If you would draw a card while you have no cards in hand, draw two cards instead.

If you would gain life while you have 5 or less life, you gain twice that much life instead.

: Add one mana of any color.

"May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out."

Boromir, Warden of the Tower
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier

Vigilance

Whenever an opponent casts a spell, if no mana was spent to cast it, counter that spell.

Sacrifice Boromir: Creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn. The Ring tempts you.

3/3
Faramir, Field Commander
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier

At the beginning of your end step, if a creature died under your control this turn, draw a card.

Whenever the Ring tempts you, if you chose a creature other than Faramir as your Ring-bearer, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token.

3/3
Frodo, Sauron's Bane
Legendary Creature — Halfling Citizen

: If Frodo is a Citizen, it becomes a Halfling Scout with base power and toughness 2/3 and lifelink.

: If Frodo is a Scout, it becomes a Halfling Rogue with "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player loses the game if the Ring has tempted you four or more times this game. Otherwise, the Ring tempts you."

1/2
Gandalf the White
Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard

Flash

You may cast legendary spells and artifact spells as though they had flash.

If a legendary permanent or an artifact entering or leaving the battlefield causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.

4/5
Samwise the Stouthearted
Legendary Creature — Halfling Peasant

Flash

When Samwise enters, choose up to one target permanent card in your graveyard that was put there from the battlefield this turn. Return it to your hand. Then the Ring tempts you.

2/1
Elrond, Lord of Rivendell
Legendary Creature — Elf Noble

Whenever Elrond or another creature you control enters, scry 1. If this is the second time this ability has resolved this turn, the Ring tempts you.

3/2
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard

Flash

You may cast sorcery spells as though they had flash.

Whenever the Ring tempts you, if you chose a creature other than Gandalf as your Ring-bearer, draw a card.

2/4
Gollum, Patient Plotter
Legendary Creature — Halfling Horror

When Gollum leaves the battlefield, the Ring tempts you.

, Sacrifice a creature: Return this card from your graveyard to your hand. Activate only as a sorcery.

3/1
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
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
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.

4/3
Legolas, Master Archer
Legendary Creature — Elf Archer

Reach

Whenever you cast a spell that targets Legolas, put a +1/+1 counter on Legolas.

Whenever you cast a spell that targets a creature you don't control, Legolas deals damage equal to its power to up to one target creature.

1/4
Meriadoc Brandybuck
Legendary Creature — Halfling Citizen

Whenever one or more Halflings you control attack a player, create a Food token. (It's an artifact with ", , Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")

2/2
Peregrin Took
Legendary Creature — Halfling Citizen

If one or more tokens would be created under your control, those tokens plus an additional Food token are created instead. (It's an artifact with ", , Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")

Sacrifice three Foods: Draw a card.

2/3
Aragorn, Company Leader
Legendary Creature — Human Ranger

Whenever the Ring tempts you, if you chose a creature other than Aragorn as your Ring-bearer, put your choice of a counter from among first strike, vigilance, deathtouch, and lifelink on Aragorn.

Whenever you put one or more counters on Aragorn, put one of each of those kinds of counters on up to one other target creature.

3/3
Aragorn, the Uniter
Legendary Creature — Human Noble

Whenever you cast a white spell, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token.

Whenever you cast a blue spell, scry 2.

Whenever you cast a red spell, Aragorn deals 3 damage to target opponent.

Whenever you cast a green spell, target creature gets +4/+4 until end of turn.

5/5
Elrond, Master of Healing
Legendary Creature — Elf Noble

Whenever you scry, put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to X target creatures, where X is the number of cards looked at while scrying this way.

Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, you may draw a card.

4/4
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
Legendary Creature — Human Noble

At the beginning of your end step, choose an opponent. At the beginning of that player's next end step, you draw a card if they didn't attack you that turn. Otherwise, create three 1/1 white Human Soldier creature tokens.

3/3
Frodo Baggins
Legendary Creature — Halfling Scout

Whenever Frodo Baggins or another legendary creature you control enters, the Ring tempts you.

As long as Frodo Baggins is your Ring-bearer, it must be blocked if able.

1/3
Galadriel of Lothlórien
Legendary Creature — Elf Noble

Whenever the Ring tempts you, if you chose a creature other than Galadriel as your Ring-bearer, scry 3.

Whenever you scry, you may reveal the top card of your library. If a land card is revealed this way, put it onto the battlefield tapped.

3/3
Gandalf the Grey
Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, choose one that hasn't been chosen —

• You may tap or untap target permanent.

• Gandalf deals 3 damage to each opponent.

• Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. You may choose new targets for the copy.

• Put Gandalf on top of its owner's library.

3/4
Gimli, Mournful Avenger
Legendary Creature — Dwarf Warrior

Gimli has indestructible as long as two or more creatures died under your control this turn.

Whenever another creature you control dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Gimli. When this ability resolves for the third time this turn, Gimli fights up to one target creature you don't control.

3/2
Legolas, Counter of Kills
Legendary Creature — Elf Archer

Reach

Whenever you scry, if Legolas is tapped, you may untap it. Do this only once each turn.

Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Legolas.

2/3
Merry, Esquire of Rohan
Legendary Creature — Halfling Knight

Haste

Merry has first strike as long as it's equipped.

Whenever you attack with Merry and another legendary creature, draw a card.

2/2
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
Legendary Creature — Halfling Soldier

Vigilance, ward

: Another target creature you control gains protection from the card type of your choice until end of turn. (It can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, enchanted, or equipped by anything of that type.)

2/2
Samwise Gamgee
Legendary Creature — Halfling Peasant

Whenever another nontoken creature you control enters, create a Food token. (It's an artifact with ", , Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")

Sacrifice three Foods: Return target historic card from your graveyard to your hand. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)

2/2