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The Hobbit Commander (HOC | #36 | 2026-08-14)
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Sauron, the Dark Lord

3UBR
Legendary Creature — Avatar Horror
Artist: Mark Zug
All artists: Mark Zug , Kieran Yanner , Anton Solovianchyk , Dominik Mayer , Anato Finnstark , Justine Jones

Ward—Sacrifice a legendary artifact or legendary creature.

Whenever an opponent casts a spell, amass Orcs 1.

Whenever an Army you control deals combat damage to a player, the Ring tempts you.

Whenever the Ring tempts you, you may discard your hand. If you do, draw four cards.

7/6
$21.92 cheapest print

Prices

Set # Treatment Finish Price (USD)
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth 224 Regular Nonfoil $27.92
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth 224 Regular Foil $50.49
Tales of Middle-earth Promos 224s Promo Foil $57.41
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth 329 Borderless Nonfoil $21.92
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth 329 Borderless Foil $30.70
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth 675 Showcase Nonfoil $75.47
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth 675 Showcase Foil $159.84
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth 744 Borderless Nonfoil $374.94
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth 744 Borderless Foil $660.53
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth 821 Borderless Foil $125.25

Price History

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Printings (10)

Sauron, the Dark Lord — The Hobbit Commander
The Hobbit Commander
#36 Mythic —
Borderless Nonfoil Foil
Mark Zug
Sauron, the Dark Lord — The Hobbit Commander
The Hobbit Commander
#76 Mythic —
Borderless Foil
Mark Zug
Sauron, the Dark Lord — The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
#224 Mythic $27.92
Regular Nonfoil Foil
Kieran Yanner
Sauron, the Dark Lord — Tales of Middle-earth Promos
Tales of Middle-earth Promos
#224s Mythic —
Promo Foil
Kieran Yanner
Sauron, the Dark Lord — The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
#301 Mythic —
Promo Foil
Anton Solovianchyk
Sauron, the Dark Lord — The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
#329 Mythic $21.92
Borderless Nonfoil Foil
Dominik Mayer & Anato Finnstark
Sauron, the Dark Lord — The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
#675 Mythic $75.47
Showcase Nonfoil Foil
Kieran Yanner
Sauron, the Dark Lord — The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
#744 Mythic $374.94
Borderless Nonfoil Foil
Justine Jones
Sauron, the Dark Lord — The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
#744z Mythic —
Borderless Foil
Justine Jones
Sauron, the Dark Lord — The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
#821 Mythic —
Borderless Foil
Dominik Mayer & Anato Finnstark

Rulings

2023-06-16 wotc
To amass Orcs N, if you don't control an Army creature, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token. Then you choose an Army creature you control and put N +1/+1 counters on it. If that Army isn't already an Orc, it becomes an Orc in addition to its other types.
2023-06-16 wotc
The Ring gains its abilities in order from top to bottom. Once it gains an ability, it has that ability for the rest of the game.
2023-06-16 wotc
The Ring can tempt you even if you don't control a creature. In this case, abilities that trigger "whenever the Ring tempts you" will still trigger.
2023-06-16 wotc
Some spells and abilities that cause the Ring to tempt you may require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. The Ring won't tempt you.
2023-06-16 wotc
Some spells and abilities that amass Orcs may require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. You won't amass Orcs.
2023-06-16 wotc
Some cards refer to the "amassed Army." That means the Army creature you chose to receive counters, even if no counters were placed on it for some reason.
2023-06-16 wotc
In the rare case that you control multiple Army creatures (perhaps because you played a creature with changeling) while you amass Orcs, you choose which of your Army creatures to put the +1/+1 counters on. If that creature isn't an Orc, it becomes an Orc in addition to its other types.
2023-06-16 wotc
If you don't control an Army, the Orc Army token you create enters the battlefield as a 0/0 creature before receiving counters. Any abilities that trigger when a creature with a certain power enters the battlefield, such as that of Mentor of the Meek, will see the token enter as a 0/0 creature before it gets +1/+1 counters.
2023-06-16 wotc
If the creature you choose as your Ring-bearer was already your Ring-bearer, that still counts as choosing that creature as your Ring-bearer for the purpose of abilities that trigger "whenever you choose a creature as your Ring-bearer" or abilities that care about which creature was chosen as your Ring-bearer.
2023-06-16 wotc
Each time the Ring tempts you, you must choose a creature if you control one.
2023-06-16 wotc
Each player can have only one emblem named The Ring and only one Ring-bearer at a time.
2023-06-16 wotc
As the Ring tempts you, you get an emblem named The Ring if you don't have one. Then your emblem gains its next ability and you choose a creature you control to become (or remain) your Ring-bearer.
2023-06-16 wotc
Amass Zombies works the same way, except you create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token if you don't control an Army. If the Army creature you chose isn't already a Zombie, it becomes a Zombie in addition to its other types. By combining cards with amass Orcs and amass Zombies, you can end up with an Orc Zombie Army.
2023-06-16 wotc
Amass abilities are now written as "amass [subtype] N." Previous cards with amass have received errata to say "amass Zombies N."

Format Legality

Tlr Not Legal
Standard Not Legal
Future Not Legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Gladiator Legal
Pioneer Not Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Pauper Not Legal
Vintage Legal
Penny Legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Standardbrawl Not Legal
Brawl Legal
Alchemy Not Legal
Paupercommander Not Legal
Duel Legal
Oldschool Not Legal
Premodern Not Legal
Predh Not Legal