The Black Gate
Legendary Land — Gate
As The Black Gate enters, you may pay 3 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
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, : 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.
- Set
- Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC #80)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana value
- 0
- Released
- 2023-06-23
- Artist
- Marc Simonetti
- EDHREC rank
- #1,181
- Colour identity
- Finishes
- Nonfoil
- Served from
- Local database
Commander bracket
Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules
EDHREC
Combos
Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.
Format legality
Rulings
- 2023-06-16
The chosen player needs only to have the most life or tied for most life as The Black Gate's last ability resolves. After the ability resolves, any changes in life total won't affect which creatures can block or be blocked that turn.
- 2023-06-16
The creature that was targeted by The Black Gate's last ability can't be blocked by any creature the chosen player controls, including creatures that weren't on the battlefield when The Black Gate's ability resolved.