Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
LTRThe Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth#308uncommon
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- Finishes
- Nonfoil · Foil
- Border
- borderless
- Security stamp
- triangle
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- ~1 in 11–2151
- Illustrator
- Marko Manev
- Found in
- The Lord of the Rings Tales of Middle earth Collector Booster Pack · The Lord of the Rings Tales of Middle earth Set Booster Pack · 2 more
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 DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
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.
2/4Flash
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Rulings
2 · latest Jun 16, 2023
- WotCJun 16, 2023
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.
- WotCJun 16, 2023
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."