The Black Gate
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Magic: The Gathering
Tales of Middle-earth CommanderLTC · #160
- Card type
- Legendary Land — Gate
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 19.14 € · 17.10 $
- Mana value
- 0
- Colour
- Colourless
Card text
As The Black Gate enters, you may pay 3 life. If you don't, it enters tapped. : Add . , : Choose a player with the most life or tied for most life. Target creature can't be blocked by creatures that player controls this turn.
Format legality
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- CompetitivebrawlLegal
- DuelLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Marc Simonetti
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2023-06-23
Rulings
The chosen player needs only to have the most life or tied for most life as The Black Gate's last ability resolves. After the ability resolves, any changes in life total won't affect which creatures can block or be blocked that turn.
The creature that was targeted by The Black Gate's last ability can't be blocked by any creature the chosen player controls, including creatures that weren't on the battlefield when The Black Gate's ability resolved.
