Saruman of Many Colors (LTR #743)
Saruman of Many Colors is a mythic printing from The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR #743), a Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard. Illustrated by Scott Balmer.
Card text
Ward—Discard an enchantment, instant, or sorcery card.
Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, each opponent mills two cards. When one or more cards are milled this way, exile target enchantment, instant, or sorcery card with equal or lesser mana value than that spell from an opponent's graveyard. Copy the exiled card. You may cast the copy without paying its mana cost.
Details
| Mana cost | {3}{W}{U}{B} |
|---|---|
| Type | Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard |
| Power / Toughness | 5 / 4 |
| Rarity | Mythic |
| Set | The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) |
| Collector number | 743 |
| Artist | Scott Balmer |
| Released | 2023-11-03 |
Current price
As of 2026-10-19, Scryfall listed this printing at non-foil $148.60, foil $250.96 (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 | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | 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 you don't have an enchantment, instant, or sorcery card in your hand, you won't be able to pay Saruman of Many Colors's ward cost.
- June 16, 2023 — If you don't want to cast the copy, you can choose not to; the copy ceases to exist the next time state-based actions are checked.
- June 16, 2023 — You don't choose a target for Saruman of Many Colors's ability at the time it triggers. Rather, a second "reflexive" ability triggers when one or more cards are milled this way. You choose a target for that ability as it goes on the stack. Each player may respond to this triggered ability as normal.
- 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 — You cast the copy while the ability is resolving and still on the stack. You can't wait to cast it later in the turn.
- 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.
Other printings of Saruman of Many Colors
Every MTGBrew page for another printing of Saruman of Many Colors:
- Saruman of Many Colors (HOC #35)
- Saruman of Many Colors (HOC #75)
- Saruman of Many Colors (LTR #223)
- Saruman of Many Colors (LTR #300)
- Saruman of Many Colors (LTR #328)
- Saruman of Many Colors (LTR #412)
- Saruman of Many Colors (LTR #674)
- Saruman of Many Colors (LTR #743z)
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