Gandalf the Grey
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earthLTR · #322
- Card type
- Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 0.52 € · ★ 0.80 € · 0.39 $ · ★ 0.65 $
- Mana value
- 5
- Power
- 3
- Toughness
- 4
- Colour
- Blue Red
Card text
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, choose one that hasn't been chosen — • You may tap or untap target permanent. • Gandalf deals 3 damage to each opponent. • Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. You may choose new targets for the copy. • Put Gandalf on top of its owner's library.
Format legality
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- CompetitivebrawlLegal
- DuelLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
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Printing information
- Illustrator
- Anato Finnstark
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2023-06-23
Rulings
If the ability doesn't resolve (either for having its target become illegal or because a spell or ability counters it), the mode chosen for that instance of the ability still counts as being chosen.
It doesn't matter who has chosen any particular mode. For example, say you control Gandalf the Grey and have chosen the first two modes. If an opponent gains control of Gandalf the Grey, that player can choose only the third or fourth mode.
The phrase "that hasn't been chosen" refers only to that specific Gandalf the Grey. If Gandalf the Grey leaves the battlefield (possibly because of the fourth mode of its ability) and then returns to the battlefield later, it will be a new object with no memory of the modes chosen when it was last on the battlefield.
You choose the mode as the triggered ability goes on the stack. You can choose a mode that requires targets only if there are legal targets available.
