Saruman of Many Colors
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The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #223 · Illustrated by Alexander Mokhov
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #223 · Illustrated by Alexander MokhovWhat is Saruman of Many Colors worth?
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~$250.08
Poster foil · The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #743
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Oracle text
Ward—Discard an enchantment, instant, or sorcery card.
Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, each opponent mills two cards. When one or more cards are milled this way, exile target enchantment, instant, or sorcery card with equal or lesser mana value than that spell from an opponent's graveyard. Copy the exiled card. You may cast the copy without paying its mana cost.
5/4
Format legality
All 11 printings of Saruman of Many Colors
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The Hobbit Eternal hoc #35· 2026Borderlessmythic· Cardmarket €4.64 · €5.11 foil | mythic | $2.92 | $3.86 | €4.64€5.11 foil | |
 The Hobbit Eternal hoc #75· 2026BorderlessSurge Foilmythic· Cardmarket €21.19 foil | mythic | No non-foil printing | $18.61 | €21.19 foil | |
 The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth ltr #674· 2023Showcasemythic· Cardmarket €16.42 foil | mythic | $9.17 | $15.93 | €16.42 foil | |
 The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth ltr #743· 2023PosterBorderlessmythic· Cardmarket €187.48 · €287.11 foil | mythic | $148.60 | $250.08 | €187.48€287.11 foil | |
 The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth ltr #743z· 2023SerializedPosterBorderlessDouble Rainbowmythic· Cardmarket €4,863.71 foil | mythic | No non-foil printing | — | €4,863.71 foil | |
 The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth ltr #820· 2023BorderlessShowcaseSurge Foilmythic· Cardmarket €16.36 foil | mythic | No non-foil printing | $22.33 | €16.36 foil | |
 The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth ltr #223· 2023mythic· Cardmarket €1.14 · €2.83 foil | mythic | $0.85 | $1.66 | €1.14€2.83 foil | |
 The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth ltr #300· 2023Promomythic· Cardmarket €92.60 foil | mythic | No non-foil printing | $82.11 | €92.60 foil | |
 The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth ltr #328· 2023BorderlessShowcasemythic· Cardmarket €3.17 · €7.15 foil | mythic | $1.36 | $2.45 | €3.17€7.15 foil | |
 The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth ltr #412· 2023Borderlessmythic· Cardmarket €11.94 · €14.65 foil | mythic | $6.21 | $10.56 | €11.94€14.65 foil | |
 Tales of Middle-earth Promos pltr #223s· 2023Promomythic· Cardmarket €21.49 foil | mythic | No non-foil printing | $7.23 | €21.49 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2023
- Printings
- 11
- Mana value
- 6
- EDHREC rank
- #11,748 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Ward, Mill
- Artists
- rk post, Alexander Mokhov, Scott Balmer, Marko Manev, Wonchun Choi, David Rapoza
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth card (#223).
0223 · LTR · M · EN
- 0223Collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- LTRSet code for The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- MMythic rare
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (6)
June 16, 2023
You don't choose a target for Saruman of Many Colors's ability at the time it triggers. Rather, a second "reflexive" ability triggers when one or more cards are milled this way. You choose a target for that ability as it goes on the stack. Each player may respond to this triggered ability as normal.
June 16, 2023
If the spell you cast has
in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.June 16, 2023
If you don't have an enchantment, instant, or sorcery card in your hand, you won't be able to pay Saruman of Many Colors's ward cost.
June 16, 2023
If you cast a spell "without paying its mana cost," you can't pay any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those.
June 16, 2023
If you don't want to cast the copy, you can choose not to; the copy ceases to exist the next time state-based actions are checked.
June 16, 2023
You cast the copy while the ability is resolving and still on the stack. You can't wait to cast it later in the turn.
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