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◇ Catalog #1294

Gandalf, Friend of the Shire

sld·#1294·rare·foil

Illus. Bakshi Productions

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Aug '23

3 yr ago

Value

$29.73+$1 (+4.2%)

30 days high $30 · low $27

NM$28.7

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$27–$30modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $29low $23range 23.0%n 45

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #5,833 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$29

Nonfoil$19

Gameplay

Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard

Flash You may cast sorcery spells as though they had flash. Whenever the Ring tempts you, if you chose a creature other than Gandalf as your Ring-bearer, draw a card.

2/4

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 2

2023-06-16wotc

The second ability applies only to casting spells. It does not, for example, change when you may activate abilities that can be activated "only as a sorcery."

2023-06-16wotc

If the creature you choose as your Ring-bearer was already your Ring-bearer, that still counts as choosing that creature as your Ring-bearer for the purpose of abilities that trigger "whenever you choose a creature as your Ring-bearer" or abilities that care about which creature was chosen as your Ring-bearer.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $28.73. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $23.43 and $28.81 across 45 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from SLD — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil 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 #1294 of *Secret Lair Drop*, the set that shipped alongside the August 2023 Secret Lair Drop release.

Card type: Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard, color identity blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {3}{U} (4 converted). Keyword abilities: Flash.

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

EDHrec ranks this card #5,833 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Bakshi Productions. Rarix catalogs 11 other cards credited to this artist.