Gríma, Saruman's Footman

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Gríma, Saruman's Footman: Legendary Creature - Human Advisor, Tales of Middle-earth Commander. Gríma can't be blocked. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{U}{B}
Mana value
4
Type
Legendary Creature - Human Advisor
Colour identity
Blue and black (UB)
Power / toughness
1/4
Rarity
Rare
Set
Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC)
Released
2023-06-23
Collector number
57
Artist
Matt Stewart
Commander rank
3,210 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Commander
Can be your commander

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About Gríma, Saruman's Footman

Gríma, Saruman's Footman is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue and black legendary creature from Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC), a Commander product released in June 2023. It is collector number 57 in that set, with art by Matt Stewart. It costs {2}{U}{B} (two generic, one blue and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 1/4 creature. Its colour identity is blue and black. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Tales of Middle-earth Commander (2023) to The Hobbit Eternal (2026). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $2.49 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Gríma can't be blocked.

Whenever Gríma deals combat damage to a player, that player exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile an instant or sorcery card. You may cast that card without paying its mana cost. Then that player puts the exiled cards that weren't cast this way on the bottom of their library in a random order.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $2.49 (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 Gríma, Saruman's Footman by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Gríma, Saruman's Footman

Gríma, Saruman's Footman has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The Hobbit Eternal (HOC) #33Mythic2026
The Hobbit Eternal (HOC) #73Mythic2026
Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #464Rare2023
Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #140Rare2023

Official rulings

Six official rulings apply to Gríma, Saruman's Footman, newest first.

  • If that player exiles their entire library without exiling an instant or sorcery card, they will randomize the order of the exiled cards, and the cards then become that player's library, ending the effect. They will not continue to exile and randomize their library forever.
  • If the spell you cast has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
  • If you cast a spell "without paying its mana cost," you can't pay any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those.
  • If you choose not to cast the card, it is put on the bottom of its owner's library in a random order along with the other exiled cards.
  • The cards are exiled face up. All players will be able to see them.
  • You cast the card while the ability is resolving and still on the stack. You can't wait to cast it later in the turn.

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