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◇ Catalog #516

Press the Enemy

ltr·#516·rare·showcase

Illus. Valera Lutfullina

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Nov '23

2 yr ago

Value

$5.86+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $5.03 · low $4.58

NM$4.86

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$4.49–$5.13modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $5.39low $0.02range 26850.0%n 91

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #5,501 · Niche pick

Variants

Showcase$4.86

Gameplay

Instant

Return target spell or nonland permanent an opponent controls to its owner's hand. You may cast an instant or sorcery spell with equal or lesser mana value from your hand without paying its mana cost.

"I showed the blade reforged to him. He is not so mighty yet that he is above fear."

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 5

2023-06-16wotc

If a permanent with {X} in its mana cost is returned to a player's hand this way, {X} is 0 for the purpose of evaluating its mana value.

2023-06-16wotc

If a spell with {X} in its mana cost is returned to a player's hand this way, {X} is the value chosen as the spell was cast for the purpose of evaluating the spell's mana value.

2023-06-16wotc

If the spell you cast has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X.

2023-06-16

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $4.86. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $5.39 across 91 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 #516 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 rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{U}{U} (4 converted).

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

EDHrec ranks this card #5,501 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Valera Lutfullina. Rarix catalogs 204 other cards credited to this artist.