Gandalf the Grey
Gandalf the Grey: Legendary Creature - Avatar Wizard, The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}{U}{R}
- Mana value
- 5
- Type
- Legendary Creature - Avatar Wizard
- Colour identity
- Blue and red (UR)
- Power / toughness
- 3/4
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR)
- Released
- 2023-06-23
- Collector number
- 207
- Artist
- Aaron Miller
- Commander rank
- 7,722 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Commander
- Can be your commander
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About Gandalf the Grey
Gandalf the Grey is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue and red 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 207 in that set, with art by Aaron Miller. It costs {3}{U}{R} (three generic, one blue and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 3/4 creature. Its colour identity is blue and red. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets. It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.44 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, choose one that hasn't been chosen -
• You may tap or untap target permanent.
• Gandalf deals 3 damage to each opponent.
• Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. You may choose new targets for the copy.
• Put Gandalf on top of its owner's library.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.44 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Gandalf the Grey 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 |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Gandalf the Grey
Gandalf the Grey has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #658 | Rare | 2023 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #814 | Rare | 2023 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #322 | Rare | 2023 |
| Tales of Middle-earth Promos (PLTR) #207s | Rare | 2023 |
Official rulings
Four official rulings apply to Gandalf the Grey, newest first.
- You choose the mode as the triggered ability goes on the stack. You can choose a mode that requires targets only if there are legal targets available.
- It doesn't matter who has chosen any particular mode. For example, say you control Gandalf the Grey and have chosen the first two modes. If an opponent gains control of Gandalf the Grey, that player can choose only the third or fourth mode.
- If the ability doesn't resolve (either for having its target become illegal or because a spell or ability counters it), the mode chosen for that instance of the ability still counts as being chosen.
- The phrase "that hasn't been chosen" refers only to that specific Gandalf the Grey. If Gandalf the Grey leaves the battlefield (possibly because of the fourth mode of its ability) and then returns to the battlefield later, it will be a new object with no memory of the modes chosen when it was last on the battlefield.
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