Gimli's Axe
Gimli's Axe: Artifact - Equipment, The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth. Equipped creature gets +3/+0. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{R}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Artifact - Equipment
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR)
- Released
- 2023-06-23
- Collector number
- 130
- Artist
- Pablo Mendoza
- Commander rank
- 10,116 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Equip
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About Gimli's Axe
Gimli's Axe is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common red artifact from The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR), a draft-focused set released in June 2023. It is collector number 130 in that set, with art by Pablo Mendoza. It costs {2}{R} (two generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.20 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Equipped creature gets +3/+0.
As long as equipped creature is legendary, it has menace. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Equip {2} ({2}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.20 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Gimli's Axe by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Gimli's Axe
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) #581 | Common | 2023 |
Similar cards
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