Gollum, Obsessed Stalker
Gollum, Obsessed Stalker: Legendary Creature - Halfling Horror, Tales of Middle-earth Commander. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{B}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Legendary Creature - Halfling Horror
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Power / toughness
- 1/1
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC)
- Released
- 2023-06-23
- Collector number
- 26
- Artist
- John Di Giovanni
- Commander rank
- 5,065 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Skulk
- Commander
- Can be your commander
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About Gollum, Obsessed Stalker
Gollum, Obsessed Stalker is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black legendary creature from Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC), a Commander product released in June 2023. It is collector number 26 in that set, with art by John Di Giovanni. It costs {1}{B} (one generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 1/1 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. Tales of Middle-earth Commander is its only printing so far. It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.45 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
Skulk (This creature can't be blocked by creatures with greater power.)
At the beginning of your end step, each opponent dealt combat damage this game by a creature named Gollum, Obsessed Stalker loses life equal to the amount of life you gained this turn.
He hated the Ring and loved it, as he hated and loved himself.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.45 (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 Gollum, Obsessed Stalker by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
Other printings of Gollum, Obsessed Stalker
The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #428 | Rare | 2023 |
| Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #109 | Rare | 2023 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Gollum, Obsessed Stalker, newest first.
- Gollum, Obsessed Stalker's last ability counts the total amount of life you gained without taking into account any life you lost during that turn. For example, if you gained 3 life and lost 3 life earlier in the turn, each opponent dealt combat damage this game by a creature named Gollum, Obsessed Stalker loses 3 life.
- Gollum, Obsessed Stalker's last ability counts players who were dealt combat damage by any creature named Gollum, Obsessed Stalker. It doesn't matter who controlled those creatures.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Gollum, Obsessed Stalker is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.