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◇ Catalog #508

Isolation at Orthanc

ltr·#508·common·showcase

Illus. Erikas Perl

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Nov '23

2 yr ago

Value

$0.22+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.23 · low $0.21

NM$0.22

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.20–$0.23modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.23low $0.03range 666.7%n 99

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #20,059 · Fringe play

Variants

Showcase$0.22

Gameplay

Instant

Put target creature into its owner's library second from the top.

"They took me and set me on the pinnacle of Orthanc. I stood alone on an island in the clouds; I had no chance of escape, and my days were bitter and cold." —Gandalf

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 1

2023-06-16wotc

If the target creature's controller has zero cards left in their library when Isolation at Orthanc resolves, that creature becomes the top card of their library.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.22. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.23 across 99 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from LTR — 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 #508 of *The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth*, the set that shipped alongside the November 2023 The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {3}{U} (4 converted).

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

EDHrec ranks this card #20,059 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Erikas Perl. Rarix catalogs 116 other cards credited to this artist.