Nazgûl
Nazgûl: Creature - Wraith Knight, The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth. Deathtouch. When this creature enters, the Ring tempts you. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{B}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Creature - Wraith Knight
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Power / toughness
- 1/2
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR)
- Released
- 2023-06-23
- Collector number
- 100
- Artist
- Igor Krstic
- Commander rank
- 2,964 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Deathtouch
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About Nazgûl
Nazgûl is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon black creature from The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR), a draft-focused set released in June 2023. It is collector number 100 in that set, with art by Igor Krstic. It costs {2}{B} (two generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 1/2 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, 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 $19.60 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Deathtouch
When this creature enters, the Ring tempts you.
Whenever the Ring tempts you, put a +1/+1 counter on each Wraith you control.
A deck can have up to nine cards named Nazgûl.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $19.60 (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 Nazgûl 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 |
Other printings of Nazgûl
The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #551 | Uncommon | 2023 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #723 | Uncommon | 2023 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #724 | Uncommon | 2023 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #725 | Uncommon | 2023 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #332 | Uncommon | 2023 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #333 | Uncommon | 2023 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #334 | Uncommon | 2023 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #335 | Uncommon | 2023 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #336 | Uncommon | 2023 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #337 | Uncommon | 2023 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #338 | Uncommon | 2023 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #339 | Uncommon | 2023 |
Official rulings
The 8 most recent official rulings for Nazgûl, newest first.
- The Ring can tempt you even if you don't control a creature. In this case, abilities that trigger "whenever the Ring tempts you" will still trigger.
- If you're fortunate enough to open or draft ten or more Nazgûl during a Limited event, you can include only nine of them in your deck. The rest remain in your sideboard.
- The last ability of Nazgûl also lets you ignore the "singleton" rule in formats like Commander.
- Each player can have only one emblem named The Ring and only one Ring-bearer at a time.
- The last ability of Nazgûl lets you ignore the "four-of" rule. It doesn't let you ignore format legality. For example, during a The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth™ Limited event, you can't add Nazgûl from your personal collection, no matter how much Sauron might want you to.
- Each time the Ring tempts you, you must choose a creature if you control one.
- If the creature you choose as your Ring-bearer was already your Ring-bearer, that still counts as choosing that creature as your Ring-bearer for the purpose of abilities that trigger "whenever you choose a creature as your Ring-bearer" or abilities that care about which creature was chosen as your Ring-bearer.
- The Ring gains its abilities in order from top to bottom. Once it gains an ability, it has that ability for the rest of the game.
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