Palantír of Orthanc
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth 792 • mythic
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- Collector number
- 792
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Tatiana Veryayskaya
- Finish
- Surge
What it does
At the beginning of your end step, put an influence counter on Palantír of Orthanc and scry 2. Then target opponent may have you draw a card. If that player doesn't, you mill X cards, where X is the number of influence counters on Palantír of Orthanc, and that player loses life equal to the total mana value of those cards.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Palantír of Orthanc was released in 2023 as part of the Magic: The Gathering set The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth. This card captures the malevolent scrying stone used by Saruman the White to communicate with Sauron, which ultimately facilitated the wizard's corruption. Within the game mechanics, the card is designed to simulate the dangerous allure of the seeing-stone, forcing players to choose between drawing powerful cards and suffering life loss, mirroring the toll the stone took on those who dared to gaze into it.
The artwork was illustrated by Livia Prima, who sought to capture the ominous, glowing presence of the orb amidst the dark architecture of Orthanc. The design focuses on the contrast between the stone's hypnotic light and the surrounding shadows of the wizard's tower. Upon its release, the card was widely received by players as a flavorful and mechanically distinct representation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s lore, finding a home in various commander and constructed formats due to its unique card-advantage utility.
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