Troll of Khazad-dûm
Troll of Khazad-dûm: Creature - Troll, The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {5}{B}
- Mana value
- 6
- Type
- Creature - Troll
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Power / toughness
- 6/5
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR)
- Released
- 2023-06-23
- Collector number
- 111
- Artist
- Simon Dominic
- Commander rank
- 2,785 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Landcycling, Typecycling, Cycling, Swampcycling
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About Troll of Khazad-dûm
Troll of Khazad-dûm is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common 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 111 in that set, with art by Simon Dominic. It costs {5}{B} (five generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 6. It is a 6/5 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Modern, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It is banned in Legacy. It has been printed in 2 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 $0.99 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
This creature can't be blocked except by three or more creatures.
Swampcycling {1} ({1}, Discard this card: Search your library for a Swamp card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)
"A great cave-troll, I think. There is no hope of escape that way." -Gandalf
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.99 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Troll of Khazad-dûm by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Banned |
| 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 Troll of Khazad-dûm
Troll of Khazad-dûm has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Hobbit Eternal (HOC) #191 | Common | 2026 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #562 | Common | 2023 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Troll of Khazad-dûm, newest first.
- Typecycling is a form of cycling. Any ability that triggers on a card being cycled also triggers on a card being typecycled. Any ability that stops a cycling ability from being activated also stops a typecycling ability from being activated.
- Unlike the normal cycling ability, typecycling doesn't allow you to draw a card. Rather, it lets you search your library for a card with the type or types indicated by the ability name. For example, a card with basic landcycling lets you search for a basic land card, and a card with Wizardcycling lets you search for a Wizard card.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Troll of Khazad-dûm is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.