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Frodo, Sauron's Bane

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Legendary Creature — Halfling Citizen

The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth·ltr #18·Rare·2023·Art by Dmitry Burmak
StandardNot Legal
ModernLegal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerNot Legal
VintageLegal
Frodo, Sauron's Bane
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Oracle Text

{W/B}{W/B}: If Frodo is a Citizen, it becomes a Halfling Scout with base power and toughness 2/3 and lifelink.

{B}{B}{B}: If Frodo is a Scout, it becomes a Halfling Rogue with "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player loses the game if the Ring has tempted you four or more times this game. Otherwise, the Ring tempts you."

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Set
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR)
Number
#18
Rarity
Rare
Artist
Dmitry Burmak
Frame
2015
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
USD
$0.38
USD Foil
$0.43
EUR
€0.21
EUR Foil
€0.53
MTGO Tix
0.02

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Related Cards

Frodo, Sauron's Banecombo pieceThe Ring // The Ring Tempts Youcombo piece

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerNot Legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings10

6/16/2023·wotc

You can activate Frodo, Sauron's Bane's abilities regardless of what creature types it is. Each of those abilities checks Frodo's creature types when that ability resolves. If Frodo, Sauron's Bane isn't the appropriate creature type at the time, that ability does nothing.

6/16/2023·wotc

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.

6/16/2023·wotc

Frodo, Sauron's Bane's first ability checks whether it's a Citizen, and its second ability checks whether it's a Scout. It doesn't matter how it became the appropriate creature type.

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