Rivendell
Rivendell: Legendary Land, The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth. Rivendell enters tapped unless you control a legendary creature. On Mana Grove.
- Mana value
- 0
- Type
- Legendary Land
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR)
- Released
- 2023-06-23
- Collector number
- 259
- Artist
- Jonas De Ro
- Commander rank
- 1,032 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Scry
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About Rivendell
Rivendell is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue legendary land from The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR), a draft-focused set released in June 2023. It is collector number 259 in that set, with art by Jonas De Ro. As a land, it has no mana cost. Its colour identity is blue. 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). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.84 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Rivendell enters tapped unless you control a legendary creature.
{T}: Add {U}.
{1}{U}, {T}: Scry 2. Activate only if you control a legendary creature.
"Were I to go where my heart dwells, I would now be wandering in the fair valley of Rivendell." -Aragorn
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.84 (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 Rivendell 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 Rivendell
Rivendell 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) #51 | Mythic | 2026 |
| The Hobbit Eternal (HOC) #91 | Mythic | 2026 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #710 | Rare | 2023 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #755 | Rare | 2023 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #344 | Rare | 2023 |
| Tales of Middle-earth Promos (PLTR) #259s | Rare | 2023 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Rivendell.
- The legendary creature must already be on the battlefield as the land enters the battlefield. If it enters the battlefield at the same time, the land will enter tapped.
Similar cards
Other land cards with a blue colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
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