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◇ Catalog #231

Sméagol, Helpful Guide

ltr·#231·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Campbell White

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Jun '23

3 yr ago

Value

$0.35+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.36 · low $0.33

NM$0.35

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.32–$0.37modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.40low $0.02range 1900.0%n 57

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #5,934 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$0.54

Nonfoil$0.35

Gameplay

Legendary Creature — Halfling Horror

At the beginning of your end step, if a creature died under your control this turn, the Ring tempts you. Whenever the Ring tempts you, target opponent reveals cards from the top of their library until they reveal a land card. Put that card onto the battlefield tapped under your control and the rest into their graveyard.

4/2

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 9

2023-06-16wotc

The Ring gains its abilities in order from top to bottom. Once it gains an ability, it has that ability for the rest of the game.

2023-06-16wotc

Sméagol, Helpful Guide's first ability will trigger only once during your end step, no matter how many creatures died under your control this turn. However, if no creatures have died under your control so far this turn as your end step begins, the ability won't trigger at all. It's not possible to cause a creature to die under your control during the end step in time to have the ability trigger.

2023-06-16wotc

Each time the Ring tempts you, you must choose a creature if you control one.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.35. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $0.40 across 57 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from LTR — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil 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 #231 of *The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth*, the set that shipped alongside the June 2023 The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth release.

Card type: Legendary Creature — Halfling Horror, color identity black/green, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {1}{B}{G} (3 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #5,934 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Campbell White. Rarix catalogs 472 other cards credited to this artist.