Soothing of Sméagol
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The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #70 · Illustrated by Lixin Yin
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #70 · Illustrated by Lixin YinWhat is Soothing of Sméagol worth?
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~$1.51
Showcase foil · The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #521
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
Return target nontoken creature to its owner's hand. The Ring tempts you.
Frodo's heart sank. This was too much like trickery, and certainly what he did would seem a treachery to the poor treacherous creature.
Format legality
All 2 printings of Soothing of Sméagol
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth ltr #521· 2023Showcasecommon· Cardmarket €0.43 · €1.61 foil | common | $1.00 | $1.51 | €0.43€1.61 foil | |
 The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth ltr #70· 2023common· Cardmarket €0.07 · €0.11 foil | common | $0.39 | $0.31 | €0.07€0.11 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2023
- Printings
- 2
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #5,832 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Lixin Yin
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth card (#70).
0070 · LTR · C · EN
- 0070Collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- LTRSet code for The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- CCommon
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (7)
June 16, 2023
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.
June 16, 2023
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.
June 16, 2023
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.
June 16, 2023
Each player can have only one emblem named The Ring and only one Ring-bearer at a time.
June 16, 2023
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.
June 16, 2023
Each time the Ring tempts you, you must choose a creature if you control one.
June 16, 2023
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.
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