Gandalf, Friend of the Shire

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Gandalf, Friend of the Shire: Legendary Creature - Avatar Wizard, The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{U}
Mana value
4
Type
Legendary Creature - Avatar Wizard
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Power / toughness
2/4
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR)
Released
2023-06-23
Collector number
50
Artist
Dmitry Burmak
Commander rank
5,785 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flash
Commander
Can be your commander

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About Gandalf, Friend of the Shire

Gandalf, Friend of the Shire 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 50 in that set, with art by Dmitry Burmak. It costs {3}{U} (three generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 2/4 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 4 sets. It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.22 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

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.

"After a hundred years, Hobbits can still surprise you at a pinch."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.22 (as of 2026-11-12).

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

Format legality

Legality of Gandalf, Friend of the Shire 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 Gandalf, Friend of the Shire

Gandalf, Friend of the Shire has been printed in 4 sets. 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) #501Uncommon2023
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #800Uncommon2023
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1294Rare2023
MagicFest 2023 (PF23) #1Rare2023
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #308Uncommon2023
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #401Uncommon2023
Tales of Middle-earth Promos (PLTR) #401sUncommon2023

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Gandalf, Friend of the Shire, newest first.

  • 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."
  • 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.

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