Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
LTRThe Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth#501uncommon
ShowcaseScrollSilver Foil
"After a hundred years, Hobbits can still surprise you at a pinch."
- Finishes
- Nonfoil · Foil
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- triangle
- Frame
- 2015
- Illustrator
- Dmitry Burmak
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
Plays as:
Card DrawRing Tempt Payoff
Market · per finishtrend updated 6h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
Nonfoil$0.60-4.8%$0.30 low$0.22 gap
Silver Foil$0.77+10.0%$0.37 low$0.29 gap
Nonfoil$0.60-4.8%30DLowest listing
$0.30Buylist
$0.08Buy / Sell Gap
$0.22+73% · normal spread
30D range$0.70to$0.77Since Feb 2024:H $0.77L $0.05
Lowest listing
$0.37Buylist
$0.08Buy / Sell Gap
$0.29+78% · normal spread
Price history
last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scaleNonfoil$0.60-4.8%30D
30D range$0.60to$0.63Since Feb 2024:H $0.63L $0.06Silver Foil$0.77+10.0%30D1.28× nonfoil
30D range$0.70to$0.77Since Feb 2024:H $0.77L $0.05Loading other printings
Found in
1 productRounded oddsProductPriceNonfoilFoil
The Lord of the Rings Tales of Middle earth Special Edition Collector Booster Pack
Booster Pack · $568.17
$568.17Nonfoil under 10%Foil under 10%
Combos
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."