Gandalf, Friend of the Shire

Secret Lair Drop • #1294 • rare

Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard |

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Live Value $22.88

Foil Multiplier: 1.41x

Reprint Profile:

Printed 8 times HIGH RISK

Reprinted 8x, including dedicated reprint sets like The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth.

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$23.00

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Card Value: $22.88

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Gandalf, Friend of the Shire

Secret Lair Drop • #1294 • rare

Current Valuation

$22.88

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Rarity

rare

Set Origin

SLD

Daily Shift

0.00%

EDHREC Rank

#5,646

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.

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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: 2023-08-29

Set Name: Secret Lair Drop

Artist Reference: Bakshi Productions

Border Profile: black

✨ Variants & Finishes

Available Finishes Standard • Traditional Foil

Promo Status universesbeyond

Edition Status Reprint