Shelob's Ambush
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth 108 • common
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- Collector number
- 108
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Simon Dominic
- Market price
- $0.12
What it does
Target creature gets +1/+2 and gains deathtouch until end of turn. Create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "2 generic mana, tap, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
As Frodo ran forward, eager, rejoicing to be free, Shelob with hideous speed came behind and stung him in the neck.
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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Where it came from
Shelob's Ambush was released in 2023 as part of The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth, a collaborative expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was designed to integrate J.R.R. Tolkien's iconic high-fantasy legendarium into the game's mechanics, marking a significant crossover event that reimagined classic scenes and characters through a new visual lens.
The card features artwork by illustrator Manuel Castañón, who was tasked with capturing the tension of Frodo Baggins' encounter with the giant spider in Cirith Ungol. The design focuses on the claustrophobic atmosphere of the lair, emphasizing the impending threat of Shelob. Within the game, the card functions as an instant-speed removal spell, mirroring the lethal, sudden nature of the ambush described in the source material.
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