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◇ Catalog #556

Sam's Desperate Rescue

ltr·#556·common·showcase

Illus. Lixin Yin

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Nov '23

2 yr ago

Value

$1.61+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.63 · low $0.58

NM$0.61

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.56–$0.64modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.78low $0.03range 2500.0%n 107

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #4,050 · Niche pick

Variants

Showcase$0.61

Gameplay

Sorcery

Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. The Ring tempts you.

"By all the signs, there's a large warrior loose, with an Elf-sword, and an axe as well maybe." Gorbag spat. Sam smiled grimly at this description of himself.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 7

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.

2023-06-16wotc

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

2023-06-16

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.61. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.78 across 107 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 #556 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: {B} (1 converted).

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

EDHrec ranks this card #4,050 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Lixin Yin. Rarix catalogs 63 other cards credited to this artist.