Elrond, Lord of Rivendell

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Elrond, Lord of Rivendell: Legendary Creature - Elf Noble, The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{U}
Mana value
3
Type
Legendary Creature - Elf Noble
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Power / toughness
3/2
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR)
Released
2023-06-23
Collector number
49
Artist
Ryan Yee
Commander rank
6,548 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Scry
Commander
Can be your commander

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About Elrond, Lord of Rivendell

Elrond, Lord of Rivendell is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon blue legendary creature from The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR), a draft-focused set released in June 2023. It is collector number 49 in that set, with art by Ryan Yee. It costs {2}{U} (two generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 3/2 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth is its only printing so far. It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.22 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).

Card text

Whenever Elrond or another creature you control enters, scry 1. If this is the second time this ability has resolved this turn, the Ring tempts you.

"This is the hour of the Shire-folk, when they arise from their quiet fields to shake the towers and counsels of the Great. Who of all the Wise could have foreseen it?"

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.22 (as of 2026-11-03).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Elrond, Lord of Rivendell by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Elrond, Lord of Rivendell

The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #500Uncommon2023
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #799Uncommon2023
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #307Uncommon2023

Official rulings

Seven official rulings apply to Elrond, Lord of Rivendell, newest first.

  • Each player can have only one emblem named The Ring and only one Ring-bearer at a time.
  • Some spells and abilities that cause the Ring to tempt you may require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. The Ring won't tempt you.
  • 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.
  • The Ring can tempt you even if you don't control a creature. In this case, abilities that trigger "whenever the Ring tempts you" will still trigger.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Each time the Ring tempts you, you must choose a creature if you control one.

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