Witch-king of Angmar
Witch-king of Angmar: Legendary Creature - Wraith Noble, The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}{B}{B}
- Mana value
- 5
- Type
- Legendary Creature - Wraith Noble
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Power / toughness
- 5/3
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR)
- Released
- 2023-06-23
- Collector number
- 114
- Artist
- Anato Finnstark
- Commander rank
- 2,805 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Flying
- Commander
- Can be your commander
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About Witch-king of Angmar
Witch-king of Angmar is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare black legendary creature from The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR), a draft-focused set released in June 2023. It is collector number 114 in that set, with art by Anato Finnstark. It costs {3}{B}{B} (three generic and two black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 5/3 creature. Its colour identity is black. 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). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $7.68 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
Flying
Whenever one or more creatures deal combat damage to you, each opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice that dealt combat damage to you this turn. The Ring tempts you.
Discard a card: Witch-king of Angmar gains indestructible until end of turn. Tap him.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $7.68 (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 Witch-king of Angmar 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 Witch-king of Angmar
Witch-king of Angmar 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) #20 | Mythic | 2026 |
| The Hobbit Eternal (HOC) #60 | Mythic | 2026 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #565 | Mythic | 2023 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #736 | Mythic | 2023 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #736z | Mythic | 2023 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #803 | Mythic | 2023 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #311 | Mythic | 2023 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #423 | Mythic | 2023 |
| Tales of Middle-earth Promos (PLTR) #114s | Mythic | 2023 |
Official rulings
Seven official rulings apply to Witch-king of Angmar, newest first.
- As the Ring tempts you, you get an emblem named The Ring if you don't have one. Then your emblem gains its next ability and you choose a creature you control to become (or remain) your Ring-bearer.
- 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 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.
- Some spells and abilities that cause the Ring to tempt you may require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. The Ring won't tempt you.
- Each time the Ring tempts you, you must choose a creature if you control one.
- 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.
- Each player can have only one emblem named The Ring and only one Ring-bearer at a time.
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