Sam's Desperate Rescue
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth 105 • common
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- Collector number
- 105
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Lixin Yin
- Market price
- $0.19
What it does
Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. The Ring tempts you.
"By all the signs, there's a large warrior loose, with an Elf-sword, and an axe as well maybe." Gorbag spat. Sam smiled grimly at this description of himself.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Sam's Desperate Rescue was released in 2023 as part of The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth, a collaborative set between Wizards of the Coast and Middle-earth Enterprises. The card depicts a pivotal moment from The Return of the King, capturing Samwise Gamgee’s heroic efforts to locate Frodo in the Tower of Cirith Ungol, reflecting the set's commitment to translating key narrative beats from J.R.R. Tolkien’s work into the mechanics of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.
The card’s artwork was illustrated by Dominik Mayer, who utilized a distinct, high-contrast aesthetic that emphasizes the ominous, shadowy environment of Mordor. In the context of the game, the card serves as a thematic piece of interaction, with the design team aiming to evoke the urgency of Sam’s quest through its specific utility. It was received by the player community as a flavorful inclusion that rewards players for focusing on the set's central protagonists.
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