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Sauron, the Necromancer

{3}{B}{B}

Legendary Creature — Avatar Horror

LTRThe Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth#106rare
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
triangle
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 35–1715
Illustrator
Yongjae Choi
Found in
The Lord of the Rings Tales of Middle earth Jumpstart Booster Pack · The Lord of the Rings Tales of Middle earth Jumpstart Vol 2 Booster Pack · 3 more
Printings5EDHREC rank#5,797
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Menace Whenever Sauron attacks, exile target creature card from your graveyard. Create a tapped and attacking token that's a copy of that card, except it's a 3/3 black Wraith with menace. At the beginning of the next end step, exile that token unless Sauron is your Ring-bearer.
4/4
Menace
Plays as:
Attack TriggerToken Copy
Market · per finishspark updated 14h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+35.7%
$0.57
$0.23 low$0.14 gapTCGplayer
Foil+4.5%
$0.70
$0.30 low$0.14 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.54· across 5 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

5 · latest Jun 16, 2023
  • WotCJun 16, 2023

    If the card copied by the token had any "when [this permanent] enters the battlefield" abilities, then the token also has those abilities and will trigger them when it's created. Similarly, any "as [this permanent] enters the battlefield" or "[this permanent] enters the battlefield with" abilities that the token has copied will also work.

  • WotCJun 16, 2023

    If the exiled card has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0.

  • WotCJun 16, 2023

    The delayed triggered ability will exile the token at the beginning of your next end step unless Sauron, the Necromancer is your Ring-bearer at the time that the ability resolves. If Sauron, the Necromancer leaves the battlefield before the delayed triggered ability resolves, that ability will exile the token, even if Sauron, the Necromancer later returns to the battlefield or you control another copy of Sauron, the Necromancer as your Ring-bearer.

  • WotCJun 16, 2023

    The token copies exactly what was printed on the original card and nothing else, except the characteristics it specifically modifies. It doesn't copy any information about the object the card was before it was put into your graveyard.

  • WotCJun 16, 2023

    The token is a Wraith instead of its other creature types (and other subtypes if it has any) and is black instead of its other colors. Its base power and toughness are 3/3. These are copiable values of the token that other effects may copy.