The Battle of Bywater
Tales of Middle-earth Promos 2s • rare
- Set
- Tales of Middle-earth Promos
- Collector number
- 2s
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana white mana white mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Tomas Duchek
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Destroy all creatures with power 3 or greater. Then create a Food token for each creature you control. (It's an artifact with "2 generic mana, tap, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
The Tooks marched in with Pippin at their head. Merry now had enough sturdy Hobbitry to deal with the ruffians.
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 Battle of Bywater was released as a promotional card within the Magic: The Gathering set 'The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth,' which brought J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium into the game’s mechanics. The card depicts the final conflict in the Shire, where Merry and Pippin lead the hobbits in an uprising against Saruman's ruffians. Mechanically, it serves as a board-wiping effect that scales based on the number of food tokens controlled, thematic to the hobbits' love of nourishment and the humble nature of their resistance.
The illustration is credited to artist Anna Christenson, who captures the frantic, small-scale heroism of the Shirefolk against the encroaching industrial decay represented by the ruffians. The design reflects the set's broader goal of balancing high-fantasy epic themes with the specific, grounded aesthetic of Tolkien’s agrarian protagonists. Upon its debut, the card was well-received by players for its flavorful design, which successfully translates the narrative stakes of the scouring of the Shire into a tactical card-game interaction.
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