The Shire
The Shire: Legendary Land, The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth. The Shire enters tapped unless you control a legendary creature. On Mana Grove.
- Mana value
- 0
- Type
- Legendary Land
- Colour identity
- Green (G)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR)
- Released
- 2023-06-23
- Collector number
- 260
- Artist
- Jonas De Ro
- Commander rank
- 1,159 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Food
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About The Shire
The Shire is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare green 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 260 in that set, with art by Jonas De Ro. As a land, it has no mana cost. Its colour identity is green. 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 $2.13 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
The Shire enters tapped unless you control a legendary creature.
{T}: Add {G}.
{1}{G}, {T}, Tap an untapped creature you control: Create a Food token.
"You must start somewhere and have some roots, and the soil of the Shire is deep." -Merry
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $2.13 (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 The Shire 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 The Shire
The Shire 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) #52 | Mythic | 2026 |
| The Hobbit Eternal (HOC) #92 | Mythic | 2026 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #711 | Rare | 2023 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #756 | Rare | 2023 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #345 | Rare | 2023 |
| Tales of Middle-earth Promos (PLTR) #260s | Rare | 2023 |
Official rulings
Four official rulings apply to The Shire, newest first.
- You can't sacrifice a Food to pay multiple costs. For example, you can't sacrifice a Food token to activate its own ability and also to activate Maraleaf Rider's ability.
- Whatever you do, don't eat the delicious cards.
- Food is an artifact type. Even though it appears on some creatures, it's never a creature type.
- 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 green colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.