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Palantír of Orthanc

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Legendary Artifact

LTRThe Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth#698mythic
ShowcaseScrollSilver Foil
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
triangle
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 292
Illustrator
Tatiana Veryayskaya
Found in
The Lord of the Rings Tales of Middle earth Special Edition Collector Booster Pack
Printings9EDHREC rank#1,348
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 LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
At the beginning of your end step, put an influence counter on Palantír of Orthanc and scry 2. Then target opponent may have you draw a card. If that player doesn't, you mill X cards, where X is the number of influence counters on Palantír of Orthanc, and that player loses life equal to the total mana value of those cards.
Plays as:
Card DrawScrySelf MillMill Finisher
Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+1.7%
$50.12
$48.77 low$16.77 gapTCGplayer
Foil+0.7%
$66.34
$63.03 low$13.03 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$20.26· across 9 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

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

    You choose a target for Palantír of Orthanc's ability when it goes on the stack. If that target is illegal as the ability tries to resolve, the ability is removed from the stack. You won't put an influence counter on Palantír of Orthanc, and you won't scry, draw, or mill.

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