Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff: Legendary Creature - Halfling Rogue, The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {W}{B}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Legendary Creature - Halfling Rogue
- Colour identity
- White and black (WB)
- Power / toughness
- 2/1
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR)
- Released
- 2023-06-23
- Collector number
- 213
- Artist
- Ilker Yildiz
- Keywords
- Treasure
- Commander
- Can be your commander
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About Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white and black 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 213 in that set, with art by Ilker Yildiz. It costs {W}{B} (one white and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 2/1 creature. Its colour identity is white and black. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (2023) to The Hobbit Eternal (2026). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $9.43 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Whenever a player casts their second spell each turn, you lose 1 life and create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
"Whatever is wrong in the Shire, Lotho will be at the bottom of it: you can be sure of that." -Pippin
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $9.43 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff 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 Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Hobbit Eternal (HOC) #34 | Mythic | 2026 |
| The Hobbit Eternal (HOC) #74 | Mythic | 2026 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #664 | Rare | 2023 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #781 | Rare | 2023 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #370 | Rare | 2023 |
| Tales of Middle-earth Promos (PLTR) #213s | Rare | 2023 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff.
- Spells that were cast before Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff count. If Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff was the first spell you cast this turn, the next spell you cast this turn is your second spell.
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