MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #529

The Black Breath

ltr·#529·common·showcase

Illus. Chris Cold

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Nov '23

2 yr ago

Value

$0.21+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.22 · low $0.20

NM$0.21

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.19–$0.22modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.41low $0.03range 1266.7%n 81

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #9,700 · Niche pick

Variants

Showcase$0.21

Gameplay

Sorcery

Creatures your opponents control get -1/-1 until end of turn. The Ring tempts you.

"When the black breath blows, death's shadow grows." —A rhyme of old days

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 7

2023-06-16wotc

Each player can have only one emblem named The Ring and only one Ring-bearer at a time.

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

As the Ring tempts you, you get an emblem named The Ring if you don't have one. Then your emblem gains its next ability and you choose a creature you control to become (or remain) your Ring-bearer.

2023-06-16

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.21. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.41 across 81 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 #529 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: Sorcery, color identity black, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {2}{B} (3 converted).

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

EDHrec ranks this card #9,700 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Chris Cold. Rarix catalogs 164 other cards credited to this artist.