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Rangers of Ithilien

{2}{U}{U}

Creature — Human Ranger

LTRThe Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth#353rare
Extended Art

"We have a new errand on this journey: to ambush the Men of Harad."

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
triangle
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 32–278
Illustrator
Torgeir Fjereide
Found in
The Lord of the Rings Tales of Middle earth Collector Booster Pack · The Lord of the Rings Tales of Middle earth Collector Booster Sample Pack
Printings5Combos13EDHREC rank#15,906
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
Vigilance When this creature enters, gain control of up to one target creature with lesser power for as long as you control this creature. Then the Ring tempts you.
3/3
Vigilance
Plays as:
Theft
Market · per finishspark updated 13h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil0.0%
$0.33
$0.08 low$0.05 gapTCGplayer
Foil-0.4%
$2.33
$1.06 low-$0.54 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.27· across 5 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

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

    As the Ring tempts you, you get an emblem named The Ring if you don't have one. Then your emblem gains its next ability and you choose a creature you control to become (or remain) your Ring-bearer.

  • WotCJun 16, 2023

    Each player can have only one emblem named The Ring and only one Ring-bearer at a time.

  • WotCJun 16, 2023

    Each time the Ring tempts you, you must choose a creature if you control one.

  • 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

    If you gain control of a creature with the triggered ability, you can immediately choose that creature as your Ring-bearer as the Ring tempts you.

  • WotCJun 16, 2023

    Rangers of Ithilien's triggered ability lets you gain control of a creature if it has lesser power than Rangers of Ithilien at the time that you choose the target and at the time that the ability resolves. After that, it no longer matters what the creature's power is; you will continue to control it for as long as you control Rangers of Ithilien.

  • WotCJun 16, 2023

    Some spells and abilities that cause the Ring to tempt you may require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. The Ring won't tempt you.

  • WotCJun 16, 2023

    The Ring can tempt you even if you don't control a creature. In this case, abilities that trigger "whenever the Ring tempts you" will still trigger.

  • WotCJun 16, 2023

    The Ring gains its abilities in order from top to bottom. Once it gains an ability, it has that ability for the rest of the game.

  • WotCJun 16, 2023

    When Rangers of Ithilien's ability triggers, you can choose not to target a creature just to have the Ring tempt you. However, if you do choose a target, and that target is illegal at the time the ability tries to resolve, the ability won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. The Ring won't tempt you.