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◇ Catalog #490

The Black Gate

ltc·#490·rare·showcase

Illus. Marc Simonetti

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Nov '23

2 yr ago

Value

$31.87+$1 (+4.2%)

30 days high $32 · low $29

NM$30.9

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$29–$33modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $55low $3.47range 1484.7%n 486

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #1,197 · Common include

Variants

Showcase$31

Gameplay

Legendary Land — Gate

As The Black Gate enters, you may pay 3 life. If you don't, it enters tapped. {T}: Add {B}. {1}{B}, {T}: Choose a player with the most life or tied for most life. Target creature can't be blocked by creatures that player controls this turn.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 2

2023-06-16wotc

The creature that was targeted by The Black Gate's last ability can't be blocked by any creature the chosen player controls, including creatures that weren't on the battlefield when The Black Gate's ability resolved.

2023-06-16wotc

The chosen player needs only to have the most life or tied for most life as The Black Gate's last ability resolves. After the ability resolves, any changes in life total won't affect which creatures can block or be blocked that turn.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $30.87. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $3.47 and $54.99 across 486 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from LTC — the lineup includes Showcase alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #490 of *Tales of Middle-earth Commander*, the set that shipped alongside the November 2023 Tales of Middle-earth Commander release.

Card type: Legendary Land — Gate, color identity black, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #1,197 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Marc Simonetti. Rarix catalogs 75 other cards credited to this artist.