Saruman of Many Colors Price
11 printings · 3 sets · first printed 2023
Saruman of Many Colors has been printed 11 times across 3 sets, first in 2023 and most recently in 2026. Right now the cheapest printing is The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #223 at $0.85, while the most expensive is The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #743 at $148.60 — about 175× more. The median across 10 priced printings is $8.20. 1 serialized (numbered) printing is listed below but left out of the headline prices. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 11x, including dedicated reprint sets like The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth.
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Every Saruman of Many Colors Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #223 (M) Cheapest | 2023 | $0.85 | $0.45 foil |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #328 (M) | 2023 | $1.36 | $1.40 |
| The Hobbit Eternal #35 (M) | 2026 | $2.96 | $1.30 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #412 (M) | 2023 | $6.21 | $5.00 |
| Tales of Middle-earth Promos #223s (M) Foil | 2023 | $7.23 | $10.25 foil |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #674 (M) | 2023 | $9.17 | $2.50 |
| The Hobbit Eternal #75 (M) Foil | 2026 | $18.84 | — |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #820 (M) Foil | 2023 | $22.33 | $11.50 foil |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #300 (M) Foil | 2023 | $81.65 | $80.00 foil |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #743 (M) | 2023 | $148.60 | $80.00 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #743z (M) Foil Serialized | 2023 | — | — |
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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.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 11 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
6 PrecedentsYou don't choose a target for Saruman of Many Colors's ability at the time it triggers. Rather, a second "reflexive" ability triggers when one or more cards are milled this way. You choose a target for that ability as it goes on the stack. Each player may respond to this triggered ability as normal.
If the spell you cast has 
in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
If you don't have an enchantment, instant, or sorcery card in your hand, you won't be able to pay Saruman of Many Colors's ward cost.
If you cast a spell "without paying its mana cost," you can't pay any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those.
If you don't want to cast the copy, you can choose not to; the copy ceases to exist the next time state-based actions are checked.
You cast the copy while the ability is resolving and still on the stack. You can't wait to cast it later in the turn.