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◇ Catalog #253s

Barad-dûr

pltr·#253s·rare·foil

Illus. Sean Vo

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Jun '23

3 yr ago

Value

$4.11+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $4.25 · low $3.88

NM$4.11

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$3.80–$4.34modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $4.15low $3.98range 4.3%n 53

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #1,813 · Common include

Variants

Foil$4.11

Gameplay

Legendary Land

Barad-dûr enters tapped unless you control a legendary creature. {T}: Add {B}. {X}{X}{B}, {T}: Amass Orcs X. Activate only if a creature died this turn.

"Those who pass the gates of Barad-dûr do not return." —Gandalf

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 8

2023-06-16wotc

The legendary creature must already be on the battlefield as the land enters the battlefield. If it enters the battlefield at the same time, the land will enter tapped.

2023-06-16wotc

Amass Zombies works the same way, except you create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token if you don't control an Army. If the Army creature you chose isn't already a Zombie, it becomes a Zombie in addition to its other types. By combining cards with amass Orcs and amass Zombies, you can end up with an Orc Zombie Army.

2023-06-16wotc

In the rare case that you control multiple Army creatures (perhaps because you played a creature with changeling) while you amass Orcs, you choose which of your Army creatures to put the +1/+1 counters on. If that creature isn't an Orc, it becomes an Orc in addition to its other types.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $4.11. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $3.98 and $4.15 across 53 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PLTR — the lineup includes Foil 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 #253s of *Tales of Middle-earth Promos*, the promotional run that shipped alongside the June 2023 Tales of Middle-earth release.

Card type: Legendary Land, color identity black, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Keyword abilities: Amass.

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

EDHrec ranks this card #1,813 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Sean Vo. Rarix catalogs 41 other cards credited to this artist.