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Isildur's Fateful Strike

{2}{B}{B}

Legendary Instant

LTRThe Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth#91rare

Isildur cut the Ring from Sauron's hand with the hilt-shard of his father's sword, and Sauron himself was overthrown.

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
triangle
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 35–1715
Illustrator
John Di Giovanni
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#9,770
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
(You may cast a legendary instant only if you control a legendary creature or planeswalker.) Destroy target creature. If its controller has more than four cards in hand, they exile cards from their hand equal to the difference.
Plays as:
Spot Removal
Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+3.4%
$0.30
$0.05 low$0.02 gapTCGplayer
Foil+12.2%
$0.46
$0.25 low$0.15 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.30· across 5 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

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

    Isildur's Fateful Strike is the first legendary instant. It is subject to the same casting restrictions as existing legendary sorceries, as listed in the following rulings.

  • WotCJun 16, 2023

    Other than the casting restriction, the legendary supertype on an instant carries no additional rules. You may cast any number of legendary instants in a turn, and your deck may contain any number of legendary cards (but no more than four of any with the same name).

  • WotCJun 16, 2023

    You can't cast a legendary instant unless you control a legendary creature or a legendary planeswalker. Once you begin to cast a legendary instant, losing control of your legendary creatures and planeswalkers won't affect that spell.