The Black Gate
Legendary Land — Gate
LTCTales of Middle-earth Commander#80rare
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- triangle
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster
- Illustrator
- Marc Simonetti
- Found in
- The Lord of the Rings Tales of Middle earth Commander Deck The Hosts of Mordor
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
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
As The Black Gate enters, you may pay 3 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
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, : Choose a player with the most life or tied for most life. Target creature can't be blocked by creatures that player controls this turn.
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, : Choose a player with the most life or tied for most life. Target creature can't be blocked by creatures that player controls this turn.Plays as: Unblockable Granter · Utility Land · Life Outlet · Evasion Granter
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Rulings
2 · latest Jun 16, 2023 · one tap opens all
- WotCJun 16, 2023
The chosen player needs only to have the most life or tied for most life as The Black Gate's last ability resolves. After the ability resolves, any changes in life total won't affect which creatures can block or be blocked that turn.
- WotCJun 16, 2023
The creature that was targeted by The Black Gate's last ability can't be blocked by any creature the chosen player controls, including creatures that weren't on the battlefield when The Black Gate's ability resolved.