Palantír of Orthanc
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth 749z • mythic
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- Collector number
- 749z
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Marlene Yui
- Finish
- Foil
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, identified as collector number 749z, was released as part of the 2023 'Tales of Middle-earth' set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This specific card represents a collaboration between Wizards of the Coast and Middle-earth Enterprises, designed to integrate J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium into the mechanics of the game. The card serves as a thematic artifact, echoing the seer-stone’s role in the books as a dangerous tool of foresight and corruption.
The visual design for this piece was crafted to evoke the atmospheric dread associated with Saruman’s possession of the stone. Illustrators tasked with the 'Tales of Middle-earth' set focused on a high-fantasy aesthetic that aligns with both traditional Magic card styles and Peter Jackson’s cinematic depiction of Middle-earth. Upon release, the set was praised for its deep commitment to the source material, and the Palantír card became a noteworthy example of how game mechanics can effectively mirror the narrative tension of the original literary work.
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