Start free
Back to Secret Lair Drop

Gandalf, Friend of the Shire

{3}{U}

Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard

SLDSecret Lair Drop#1294rare
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
triangle
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster
Illustrator
Bakshi Productions
Found in
Secret Lair Drop More Adventures in Middle earth · Secret Lair Drop More Adventures in Middle earth Foil
Printings8Combos10EDHREC rank#5,710
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.
2/4
Flash
Plays as:
Card Draw
Market · per finishspark updated 13h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+7.1%
$22.09
$20.99 low$7.49 gapTCGplayer
Foil+8.1%
$31.50
$25.90 low$1.90 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.22· across 8 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

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."

Open in:ScryfallTCGplayer(affiliate)EDHREC