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Frodo, Sauron's Bane

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White. Legendary Creature — Halfling Citizen

one white mana

Frodo, Sauron's Bane

The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #18 · Illustrated by Dmitry Burmak

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Non-foil · The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #18

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Borderless foil · The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #796

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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.

Oracle text

one white or black manaone white or black mana: If Frodo is a Citizen, it becomes a Halfling Scout with base power and toughness 2/3 and lifelink.

one black manaone black manaone black mana: If Frodo is a Scout, it becomes a Halfling Rogue with "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player loses the game if the Ring has tempted you four or more times this game. Otherwise, the Ring tempts you."

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All 6 printings of Frodo, Sauron's Bane

PrintingRarityNon-foilFoilCardmarket (EUR)My collection
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #469
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
ltr #469· 2023Showcaserare· Cardmarket €2.42
rare$2.80$2.90€2.42
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #796
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
ltr #796· 2023BorderlessShowcaseSurge Foilrare· Cardmarket €9.49 foil
rareNo non-foil printing$12.20€9.49 foil
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #304
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
ltr #304· 2023BorderlessShowcaserare· Cardmarket €0.57 · €0.85 foil
rare$0.33$0.47€0.57€0.85 foil
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #448
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
ltr #448· 2023Borderlessrare· Cardmarket €0.56 · €0.62 foil
rare$0.36$0.39€0.56€0.62 foil
Tales of Middle-earth Promos #18s
Tales of Middle-earth Promos
pltr #18s· 2023Promorare· Cardmarket €3.79 foil
rareNo non-foil printing$2.50€3.79 foil

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Card details

First printed
2023
Printings
6
Mana value
1
EDHREC rank
#7,997 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
Artists
Dmitry Burmak, Andreas Rocha, Marta Nael

Rulings (10)

  1. 2023-06-16

    You can activate Frodo, Sauron's Bane's abilities regardless of what creature types it is. Each of those abilities checks Frodo's creature types when that ability resolves. If Frodo, Sauron's Bane isn't the appropriate creature type at the time, that ability does nothing.

  2. 2023-06-16

    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.

  3. 2023-06-16

    Frodo, Sauron's Bane's first ability checks whether it's a Citizen, and its second ability checks whether it's a Scout. It doesn't matter how it became the appropriate creature type.

  4. 2023-06-16

    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.

  5. 2023-06-16

    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.

  6. 2023-06-16

    Each time the Ring tempts you, you must choose a creature if you control one.

  7. 2023-06-16

    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.

  8. 2023-06-16

    Each player can have only one emblem named The Ring and only one Ring-bearer at a time.

  9. 2023-06-16

    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.

  10. 2023-06-16

    None of these abilities have a duration. If one of them resolves, it will remain in effect until the game ends, Frodo, Sauron's Bane leaves the battlefield, or some subsequent effect changes its characteristics, whichever comes first.

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