Gandalf, Friend of the Shire

The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth • #501 • uncommon

Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard |

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Foil Multiplier: 1.34x

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Gandalf, Friend of the Shire

The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth • #501 • uncommon

Current Valuation

$0.53

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Rarity

uncommon

Set Origin

LTR

Daily Shift

0.00%

EDHREC Rank

#5,692

Mana Cost

Oracle Data

Card Type Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard

Color Identity Blue

Power / Toughness 2 / 4

🖋️ Curator's Notes

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.

""After a hundred years, Hobbits can still surprise you at a pinch.""

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Official Judge Precedents

2 Precedents

2023-06-16

The second ability applies only to casting spells. It does not, for example, change when you may activate abilities that can be activated "only as a sorcery."

2023-06-16

If the creature you choose as your Ring-bearer was already your Ring-bearer, that still counts as choosing that creature as your Ring-bearer for the purpose of abilities that trigger "whenever you choose a creature as your Ring-bearer" or abilities that care about which creature was chosen as your Ring-bearer.

📜 Technical Attributes

Release Date: 2023-11-03

Set Name: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth

Artist Reference: Dmitry Burmak

Border Profile: black

✨ Variants & Finishes

Available Finishes Standard • Traditional Foil

Promo Status boosterfun • silverfoil • scroll • universesbeyond

Edition Status Reprint