The Battle of Bywater
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth 346 • rare
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- Collector number
- 346
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana white mana white mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Tomas Duchek
- Market price
- $3.71
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 in 2023 as part of the Magic: The Gathering set 'The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth'. This card commemorates the final conflict of the War of the Ring, occurring in the Shire, where Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin lead a rebellion against Saruman’s forces. The design choice to depict this specific event reflects Wizards of the Coast's effort to integrate deep-cut literary moments from J.R.R. Tolkien’s appendices alongside the primary narrative arcs of the trilogy.
The card was illustrated by Anna Steinbauer, who utilized a vivid, painterly style to capture the atmosphere of the uprising. Her composition focuses on the contrast between the tranquil, pastoral setting of the Shire and the sudden chaos of the skirmish. Upon its release, the card was well-received by players for its thematic resonance and its mechanical utility in multiplayer game modes, where it serves as a board-clearing effect that scales based on the number of creatures controlled by each player.
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