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◇ Catalog #552

Oath of the Grey Host

ltr·#552·uncommon·showcase

Illus. Miklós Ligeti

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Nov '23

2 yr ago

Value

$0.34+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.35 · low $0.32

NM$0.34

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.31–$0.36modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.38low $0.03range 1166.7%n 83

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #11,787 · Fringe play

Variants

Showcase$0.34

Gameplay

Enchantment — Saga

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I — You and target opponent each create a Food token. II — Each opponent loses 3 life. Create a Treasure token. III — Create three tapped 1/1 white Spirit creature tokens with flying.

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 3

2024-11-08wotc

You can't sacrifice a Food to pay multiple costs. For example, you can't sacrifice a Food token to activate its own ability and also to activate Maraleaf Rider's ability.

2024-11-08wotc

Whatever you do, don't eat the delicious cards.

2024-11-08wotc

Food is an artifact type. Even though it appears on some creatures, it's never a creature type.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.34. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.38 across 83 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 #552 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: Enchantment — Saga, color identity black, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {3}{B} (4 converted). Keyword abilities: Treasure and Food.

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

EDHrec ranks this card #11,787 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Miklós Ligeti. Rarix catalogs 95 other cards credited to this artist.