Magic: The Gathering

Improvised Club

The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth 137 • common

Set: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
Collector number: 137
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: 1 generic mana red mana
Type: Instant
Colors: Red
Artist: Pablo Mendoza
Market price: $0.13

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$0.13market price via TCGplayer · Aug 20, 2026$0.05 – $0.19 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As a common card within its set, the Improvised Club serves as an accessible tool for players seeking to round out their decks with functional utility. Its status as an instant allows for reactive play, enabling a sudden tactical shift during an opponent's turn.

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Card face

What it does

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice an artifact or creature.

Improvised Club deals 4 damage to any target.

"'For a couple o' pins,' says Troll, and grins, 'I'll eat thee too and gnaw thy shins.'"— Sam

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

The Improvised Club card was released in 2023 as part of the Magic: The Gathering expansion The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth. This set marked a significant milestone for the franchise as the first full-set collaboration under the Universes Beyond label, blending traditional fantasy gameplay with J.R.R. Tolkien’s iconic literary world. The card reflects the set's commitment to translating key narrative moments into mechanical card effects, focusing on the scrappy, desperate defense of hobbits in the early stages of their journey.

Illustrated by artist Pablo Mendoza, the artwork depicts the crude weaponry utilized by the protagonists during their flight from the Shire. Mendoza’s approach favors a gritty, grounded aesthetic that emphasizes the makeshift nature of the equipment, steering away from heroic high-fantasy tropes in favor of tactical realism. Within the set's broader design, the card serves as a common-rarity utility piece, intended to provide players with accessible combat interaction while reinforcing the theme of overcoming overwhelming odds with limited resources.

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