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Art by Sean Vo
Sean Vo

Barad-dûr

Tales of Middle-earth Promos #253s
Rare Traditional foil Prerelease EN

Released · Illustrated by Sean Vo

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"Those who pass the gates of Barad-dûr do not return." —Gandalf

What is this worth

Traditional foil

$10.40 Medium confidence
  • Retail Cardmarket $4.88 as of 2026-10-05
  • Retail Mana Pool $4.62 as of 2026-10-04
  • Retail TCGplayer $10.40 as of 2026-10-05
  • Retail Card Kingdom $6.49 as of 2026-10-04
  • Buylist Card Kingdom $3.70 as of 2026-10-04

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Price history

Foil

7 d +6.1%

Daily retail prices from 11 Sep 2026 to 05 Oct 2026, one point per day we recorded one.

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Oracle text

Barad-dûr enters tapped unless you control a legendary creature.
: Add .
, : Amass Orcs X. Activate only if a creature died this turn.

Legalities

Legal Not legal

Standard
Pioneer
Modern
Legacy
Vintage
Pauper
Premodern
Old School
Future
Commander
Duel Commander
Oathbreaker
Pauper Commander
PreDH
Brawl
Standard Brawl
Historic
Timeless
Alchemy
Gladiator
Penny Dreadful
tlr
competitivebrawl

Identifiers and data

Scryfall id
40afbbb5-055f-4271-b291-272ffbaab1fd
Oracle id
88159872-d37d-4847-b048-e4a9af6437bd
Illustration id
64f18d68-1e66-488d-bb8f-cd5cbc2b00c2
Card back id
0aeebaf5-8c7d-4636-9e82-8c27447861f7
TCGplayer id
501348
Cardmarket id
718477
MTGJSON uuid
f0785803-e74d-5245-a27d-d10ef07c36f0
Set code
PLTR
Collector number
253s
Layout
normal
Frame
2015
Border
black
Security stamp
triangle
Promo types
prerelease, datestamped, universesbeyond
Frame effects
legendary
Booster
No
Games
paper
Story spotlight
No
Reserved list
No
EDHREC rank
1750
Penny rank
2581

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Other printings

The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #751 The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #704 The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #425 The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #340 The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #253