Nasty End
Nasty End: Instant, The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth. As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Draw two cards. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{B}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR)
- Released
- 2023-06-23
- Collector number
- 99
- Artist
- Valera Lutfullina
- Commander rank
- 1,934 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Nasty End
Nasty End is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common black instant from The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR), a draft-focused set released in June 2023. It is collector number 99 in that set, with art by Valera Lutfullina. It costs {1}{B} (one generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is black. 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 $0.22 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Draw two cards. If the sacrificed creature was legendary, draw three cards instead.
"And that's the end of that. A nasty end for Saruman, and I wish I needn't have seen it; but it's a good riddance." -Sam
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.22 (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 Nasty End 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 Nasty End
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) #550 | Common | 2023 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #416 | Common | 2023 |
Similar cards
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