Flame of Anor
Flame of Anor: Instant, The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth. Choose one. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{U}{R}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Blue and red (UR)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR)
- Released
- 2023-06-23
- Collector number
- 203
- Artist
- Yigit Koroglu
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About Flame of Anor
Flame of Anor is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue and red instant from The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR), a draft-focused set released in June 2023. It is collector number 203 in that set, with art by Yigit Koroglu. It costs {1}{U}{R} (one generic, one blue and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is blue and red. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 3 sets, from The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (2023) to The Hobbit Eternal (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $3.71 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Choose one. If you control a Wizard as you cast this spell, you may choose two instead.
• Target player draws two cards.
• Destroy target artifact.
• Flame of Anor deals 5 damage to target creature.
There was a ringing clash and a stab of white fire, and the Balrog fell back.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $3.71 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Flame of Anor by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Flame of Anor
Flame of Anor has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Hobbit Eternal (HOC) #31 | Mythic | 2026 |
| The Hobbit Eternal (HOC) #71 | Mythic | 2026 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #654 | Rare | 2023 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #406 | Rare | 2023 |
| Tales of Middle-earth Promos (PLTR) #203s | Rare | 2023 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Flame of Anor.
- Once you cast Flame of Anor and choose two modes, it doesn't matter what happens to the Wizard you control in response. Flame of Anor will still have two modes chosen.
Similar cards
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