Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
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| Brawl | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Card Set | The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth |
| Card Type | Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Mana Cost | |
| Card Stats | 2 / 4 |
| Card Text | Flash You may cast sorcery spells as though they had flash. Whenever the Ring tempts you, if you chose a creature other than Gandalf as your Ring-bearer, draw a card. |
| Flavor Text | "After a hundred years, Hobbits can still surprise you at a pinch." |
| Card Number | #50 |
| Artist | Dmitry Burmak |
| Subtypes | Avatar , Wizard |
| Keywords | Flash |
| Supertypes | Legendary |
| Card Languages | Chinese Simplified , English , French , German , Italian , Japanese , Portuguese (Brazil) , Spanish |
| Frame Version | 2015 |
| Border Color | Black |
| EDHREC Rank | 4784 |
| Has Foil? | Yes |
| Reprint? | No |
| Is Promo? | No |
| Oversized? | No |
| Joke Card? | No |
| In Starter? | No |
| Time Shifted? | No |
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Card Rulings
2023-06-16If 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.
2023-06-16The second ability applies only to casting spells. It does not, for example, change when you may activate abilities that can be activated "only as a sorcery."