Sets / Tales of Middle-earth Commander
The Black Gate
Tales of Middle-earth Commander · Rare · Foil · #490 · Current price $42.03
The card
Legendary Land — Gate
As The Black Gate enters, you may pay 3 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
{T}: Add {B}.
{1}{B}, {T}: 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.
Price history
Traded between $32.20 and $42.11 over the last 90 days, peaking 7 Sep 2026. Now $42.03 — 0.2% below its 90-day high. Over the window it moved +30.5%.
AI price forecast
- 7-day: $42.20 (+0.4%, high confidence) — 80% range $41.55 to $43.83
- 14-day: $42.66 (+1.5%, high confidence) — 80% range $41.32 to $44.93
- 30-day: $43.44 (+3.4%, high confidence) — 80% range $40.84 to $47.12
Other printings
The Black Gate has 7 printings tracked here; this is the 2nd most expensive.
- The Hobbit Eternal (Foil) — $42.65
- Tales of Middle-earth Commander — $26.21
- Tales of Middle-earth Commander — $17.61
- The Hobbit Eternal (Foil) — $14.18
- The Hobbit Eternal — $12.71
- Tales of Middle-earth Commander — $9.37
Playability & legality
EDHREC rank 1181 — a measure of how often it appears in Commander decks.
Legal in: Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl.
About this printing
- This is a reprint, not a first printing.
- 2015 frame.
- Art by Marc Simonetti.
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