Tower of Cirith Ungol
Card name

Urborg

Legendary Land

LTCTales of Middle-earth Commander#519rare
BorderlessFull ArtSilver Foil

Not even an eagle poised against the sun would have marked the hobbits sitting there, under the weight of doom, silent, not moving, shrouded in their thin grey cloaks.

Border
borderless
Security stamp
triangle
Frame
2015 · Full art
Pull rate
~1 in 62–69
Illustrator
Greg Hildebrandt & Tim Hildebrandt
Found in
The Lord of the Rings Tales of Middle earth Special Edition Collector Booster Pack
Printings3
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
{T}: Add {B}. {T}: Target creature loses first strike or swampwalk until end of turn.
Market · per finishspark updated 3h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+13.3%
$20.80
$17.34 low$4.34 gap
Foil+8.1%
$22.31
$18.89 low$3.89 gap
Cheapest playable copy$18.59· across 3 printings

Rulings

5 · latest Oct 1, 2009 · one tap opens all
  • WotCOct 1, 2009

    Causing a creature to lose swampwalk is useful only during the declare attackers step or earlier. Once the declare blockers step begins, it’s too late to block the creature.

  • WotCOct 1, 2009

    Urborg’s second ability affects only the first strike ability, not the part of the double strike ability that acts like first strike.

  • WotCOct 1, 2009

    You choose whether the targeted creature loses first strike or swampwalk as the ability resolves. If the creature has both abilities, it will lose just one of them.

  • WotCApr 1, 2008

    If a creature loses first strike after first strike combat damage has been assigned, it won’t deal damage during the second combat damage step.

  • WotCOct 4, 2004

    The ability can be used on a creature without First Strike or Swampwalk but has no effect.