Archivist of Gondor
~$0.30 low · ~$0.80 high
Blue. Creature — Human Advisor

Tales of Middle-earth Commander #18 · Illustrated by Wisnu Tan
What is Archivist of Gondor worth?
Highest TCGplayer price
~$0.80
Showcase foil · Tales of Middle-earth Commander #420
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Oracle text
When your commander deals combat damage to a player, if there is no monarch, you become the monarch.
At the beginning of the monarch's end step, that player draws a card.
2/3
"If indeed you look only, as you say, for records of ancient days and the beginnings of the City, read on!"
Format legality
All 3 printings of Archivist of Gondor
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tales of Middle-earth Commander ltc #420· 2023Showcaserare· Cardmarket €0.61 | rare | $0.48 | $0.80 | €0.61 | |
Tales of Middle-earth Commander ltc #18· 2023rare· Cardmarket €0.26 | rare | $0.30 | No foil printing | €0.26 | |
Tales of Middle-earth Commander ltc #101· 2023Extended Artrare· Cardmarket €1.10 | rare | $0.42 | No foil printing | €1.10 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2023
- Printings
- 3
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #10,048 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Wisnu Tan
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Tales of Middle-earth Commander card (#18).
0018 · LTC · R · EN
- 0018Collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- LTCSet code for Tales of Middle-earth Commander
- RRare
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (5)
2023-06-16
There are two inherent triggered abilities associated with being the monarch. These triggered abilities have no source and are controlled by the player who was the monarch at the time the abilities triggered. The full texts of these abilities are "At the beginning of the monarch's end step, that player draws a card" and "Whenever a creature deals combat damage to the monarch, its controller becomes the monarch."
2023-06-16
The game starts with no monarch. Once an effect makes one player the monarch, the game will have exactly one monarch from that point forward. As a player becomes the monarch, the current monarch (if any) ceases being the monarch.
2023-06-16
If the monarch leaves the game during another player's turn, that player becomes the monarch. If the monarch leaves the game during their turn, the next player in turn order becomes the monarch.
2023-06-16
If combat damage dealt to the monarch causes that player to lose the game, the triggered ability that causes the controller of the attacking creature to become the monarch doesn't resolve. In most cases, the controller of the attacking creature will still become the monarch as it is likely their turn.
2023-06-16
If the triggered ability that causes the monarch to draw a card goes on the stack and a different player becomes the monarch before that ability resolves, the first player will still draw the card.
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