Gollum's Bite
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth 536 • uncommon
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- Collector number
- 536
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Anton Solovianchyk
- Market price
- $0.31
What it does
Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.
3 generic mana black mana, Exile this card from your graveyard: The Ring tempts you. Activate only as a sorcery.
"It was Pity that stayed Bilbo's hand. Do not be too eager to deal out death in judgment; Gollum has some part to play yet, before the end."— Gandalf, to Frodo
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Gollum's Bite was released as part of the 2023 Magic: The Gathering set The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth, a collaborative expansion between Wizards of the Coast and Middle-earth Enterprises. The set was designed to integrate J.R.R. Tolkien's legendary lore into the mechanics of the game, with this specific card reflecting the desperate, opportunistic nature of the character Gollum within the narrative framework of the Three Houses of the Elves and the corruptive influence of the One Ring.
The card's illustration, crafted by artist Manuel Castañón, captures a cinematic and haunting portrayal of the creature. The design aesthetic emphasizes the visceral, dark atmosphere inherent to Gollum's journey, focusing on his ragged appearance and predatory intensity. Upon release, the set was received with significant enthusiasm by both fans of the hobby and collectors of Tolkien-related ephemera, noted for its blend of traditional high-fantasy art styles and modern trading card gameplay.
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