Gríma, Saruman’s Footman (HOC #33)
Gríma, Saruman's Footman is a mythic printing from The Hobbit Eternal (HOC #33), a Legendary Creature — Human Advisor. Illustrated by Alex Horley-Orlandelli.
Card text
Gríma can't be blocked.
Whenever Gríma deals combat damage to a player, that player exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile an instant or sorcery card. You may cast that card without paying its mana cost. Then that player puts the exiled cards that weren't cast this way on the bottom of their library in a random order.
Details
| Mana cost | {2}{U}{B} |
|---|---|
| Type | Legendary Creature — Human Advisor |
| Power / Toughness | 1 / 4 |
| Rarity | Mythic |
| Set | The Hobbit Eternal (HOC) |
| Collector number | 33 |
| Artist | Alex Horley-Orlandelli |
| Released | 2026-08-14 |
Current price
As of 2026-10-19, Scryfall listed this printing at non-foil $2.92, foil $2.72 (USD). Prices change constantly, so check the live price before buying.
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Legality
| Standard | Not legal |
|---|---|
| Future Standard | Not legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Pioneer | Not legal |
| Modern | Not legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Not legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Not legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Competitive Brawl | Legal |
| Alchemy | Not legal |
| Pauper Commander | Not legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| PrEDH | Not legal |
| TLR | Not legal |
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Rulings
- June 16, 2023 — If the spell you cast has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
- June 16, 2023 — If you choose not to cast the card, it is put on the bottom of its owner's library in a random order along with the other exiled cards.
- June 16, 2023 — If you cast a spell "without paying its mana cost," you can't pay any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those.
- June 16, 2023 — The cards are exiled face up. All players will be able to see them.
- June 16, 2023 — If that player exiles their entire library without exiling an instant or sorcery card, they will randomize the order of the exiled cards, and the cards then become that player's library, ending the effect. They will not continue to exile and randomize their library forever.
- June 16, 2023 — You cast the card while the ability is resolving and still on the stack. You can't wait to cast it later in the turn.
Other printings of Gríma, Saruman’s Footman
Every MTGBrew page for another printing of Gríma, Saruman’s Footman:
- Gríma, Saruman’s Footman (HOC #73)
- Gríma, Saruman’s Footman (LTC #140)
- Gríma, Saruman’s Footman (LTC #464)
- Gríma, Saruman’s Footman (LTC #57)
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