The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth

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Saruman of Many Colors
Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard

Ward—Discard an enchantment, instant, or sorcery card.

Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, each opponent mills two cards. When one or more cards are milled this way, exile target enchantment, instant, or sorcery card with equal or lesser mana value than that spell from an opponent's graveyard. Copy the exiled card. You may cast the copy without paying its mana cost.

5/4
Sauron, the Dark Lord
Legendary Creature — Avatar Horror

Ward—Sacrifice a legendary artifact or legendary creature.

Whenever an opponent casts a spell, amass Orcs 1.

Whenever an Army you control deals combat damage to a player, the Ring tempts you.

Whenever the Ring tempts you, you may discard your hand. If you do, draw four cards.

7/6
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
Saruman of Many Colors
Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard

Ward—Discard an enchantment, instant, or sorcery card.

Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, each opponent mills two cards. When one or more cards are milled this way, exile target enchantment, instant, or sorcery card with equal or lesser mana value than that spell from an opponent's graveyard. Copy the exiled card. You may cast the copy without paying its mana cost.

5/4
Sauron, the Dark Lord
Legendary Creature — Avatar Horror

Ward—Sacrifice a legendary artifact or legendary creature.

Whenever an opponent casts a spell, amass Orcs 1.

Whenever an Army you control deals combat damage to a player, the Ring tempts you.

Whenever the Ring tempts you, you may discard your hand. If you do, draw four cards.

7/6
Sméagol, Helpful Guide
Legendary Creature — Halfling Horror

At the beginning of your end step, if a creature died under your control this turn, the Ring tempts you.

Whenever the Ring tempts you, target opponent reveals cards from the top of their library until they reveal a land card. Put that card onto the battlefield tapped under your control and the rest into their graveyard.

4/2
Tom Bombadil
Legendary Creature — God Bard

As long as there are four or more lore counters among Sagas you control, Tom Bombadil has hexproof and indestructible.

Whenever the final chapter ability of a Saga you control resolves, reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a Saga card. Put that card onto the battlefield and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. This ability triggers only once each turn.

4/4
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Barad-dûr
Legendary Land

Barad-dûr enters tapped unless you control a legendary creature.

: Add .

, : Amass Orcs X. Activate only if a creature died this turn.

Minas Tirith
Legendary Land

Minas Tirith enters tapped unless you control a legendary creature.

: Add .

, : Draw a card. Activate only if you attacked with two or more creatures this turn.

Mines of Moria
Legendary Land

Mines of Moria enters tapped unless you control a legendary creature.

: Add .

, , Exile three cards from your graveyard: Create two Treasure tokens.

Mount Doom
Legendary Land

, Pay 1 life: Add or .

, : Mount Doom deals 1 damage to each opponent.

, , Sacrifice Mount Doom and a legendary artifact: Choose up to two creatures, then destroy the rest. Activate only as a sorcery.

Rivendell
Legendary Land

Rivendell enters tapped unless you control a legendary creature.

: Add .

, : Scry 2. Activate only if you control a legendary creature.

The Shire
Legendary Land

The Shire enters tapped unless you control a legendary creature.

: Add .

, , Tap an untapped creature you control: Create a Food token.

The Battle of Bywater
Sorcery

Destroy all creatures with power 3 or greater. Then create a Food token for each creature you control. (It's an artifact with ", , Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")

The Tooks marched in with Pippin at their head. Merry now had enough sturdy Hobbitry to deal with the ruffians.

Dawn of a New Age
Enchantment

This enchantment enters with a hope counter on it for each creature you control.

At the beginning of your end step, remove a hope counter from this enchantment. If you do, draw a card. Then if this enchantment has no hope counters on it, sacrifice it and you gain 4 life.

Flowering of the White Tree
Legendary Enchantment

Legendary creatures you control get +2/+1 and have ward .

Nonlegendary creatures you control get +1/+1.

Aragorn planted the new tree in the court by the fountain, and swiftly and gladly it began to grow.

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.