Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
Card Text
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.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 4
- Colors
- Blue
- Color Identity
- Blue
- Power / Toughness
- 2 / 4
- EDHREC Rank
- #5,776
Format Legalities
Market Prices
Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket
Price History (30d)
All Printings (29)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #800 | uncommon | en | Marko Manev | — | $0.46 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #501 | uncommon | en | Dmitry Burmak | $0.32 | $0.70 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) | #1294 | rare | en | Bakshi Productions | $17.65 | $27.61 |
| MagicFest 2023 (PF23) | #1 | rare | en | Bakshi Productions | $5.12 | $44.84 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #401 | uncommon | en | Livia Prima | $1.91 | $2.29 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #50 | uncommon | en | Dmitry Burmak | $0.16 | $0.30 |
| Tales of Middle-earth Promos (PLTR) | #401s | uncommon | en | Livia Prima | — | $1.36 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #308 | uncommon | en | Marko Manev | $0.23 | $0.17 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #50 | uncommon | de | Dmitry Burmak | — | — |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #401 | uncommon | de | Livia Prima | — | — |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #308 | uncommon | de | Marko Manev | — | — |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #401 | uncommon | es | Livia Prima | — | — |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #50 | uncommon | es | Dmitry Burmak | — | — |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #308 | uncommon | es | Marko Manev | — | — |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #401 | uncommon | fr | Livia Prima | — | — |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #50 | uncommon | fr | Dmitry Burmak | — | — |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #308 | uncommon | fr | Marko Manev | — | — |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #401 | uncommon | it | Livia Prima | — | — |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #308 | uncommon | it | Marko Manev | — | — |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #50 | uncommon | it | Dmitry Burmak | — | — |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #401 | uncommon | ja | Livia Prima | — | — |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #308 | uncommon | ja | Marko Manev | — | — |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #50 | uncommon | ja | Dmitry Burmak | — | — |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #308 | uncommon | pt | Marko Manev | — | — |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #50 | uncommon | pt | Dmitry Burmak | — | — |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #401 | uncommon | pt | Livia Prima | — | — |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #308 | uncommon | zhs | Marko Manev | — | — |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #401 | uncommon | zhs | Livia Prima | — | — |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #50 | uncommon | zhs | Dmitry Burmak | — | — |
Official Rulings (2)
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."
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.
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