Sets / The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
Sauron, the Necromancer
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · Rare · Foil · #557 · Current price $7.99
The card
{3}{B}{B} · Legendary Creature — Avatar Horror · 4/4
Menace
Whenever Sauron attacks, exile target creature card from your graveyard. Create a tapped and attacking token that's a copy of that card, except it's a 3/3 black Wraith with menace. At the beginning of the next end step, exile that token unless Sauron is your Ring-bearer.
Keywords: Menace
Price history
Traded between $6.53 and $7.99 over the last 90 days, peaking 14 Sep 2026. Now $7.99 — at its 90-day high. Over the window it moved +22.4%.
AI price forecast
- 7-day: $8.01 (+0.3%, low confidence) — 80% range $7.74 to $9.02
- 14-day: $8.09 (+1.2%, low confidence) — 80% range $7.34 to $9.53
- 30-day: $8.28 (+3.7%, low confidence) — 80% range $6.85 to $10.49
Why this forecast
- active buyout (+23% recent) - momentum/overshoot risk, don't trust calm forecast
Other printings
Sauron, the Necromancer has 8 printings tracked here; this is the 3rd most expensive.
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (Foil) — $17.21
- Tales of Middle-earth Promos (Foil) — $9.27
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth — $5.96
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (Foil) — $0.87
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (Foil) — $0.63
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth — $0.58
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth — $0.52
Playability & legality
EDHREC rank 5780 — a measure of how often it appears in Commander decks.
Legal in: Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl.
About this printing
- This is a reprint, not a first printing.
- 2015 frame.
- Art by Yongjae Choi.
Forecasts are statistical estimates with confidence intervals, not guarantees. Collectibles are speculative. This is not financial advice.