Card text
At the beginning of your end step, if a creature died under your control this turn, the Ring tempts you.
Whenever the Ring tempts you, target opponent reveals cards from the top of their library until they reveal a land card. Put that card onto the battlefield tapped under your control and the rest into their graveyard.
Sméagol, Helpful Guide
Legendary Creature — Halfling Horror
Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) · 231
Cheapest
US$0.25
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Cheapest · the United States
US$0.25
In stock at · US
4 stores
12 stores in other markets
Mana cost
{1}{B}{G}
Power / toughness
4/2
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Price comparison (4) · the United States
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- 4US$0.40→
Motor City Gaming
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Card text
At the beginning of your end step, if a creature died under your control this turn, the Ring tempts you.
Whenever the Ring tempts you, target opponent reveals cards from the top of their library until they reveal a land card. Put that card onto the battlefield tapped under your control and the rest into their graveyard.
Format legality
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- AlchemyNot legal
Price history (USD · lowest price)
TCGplayer market shown in USD at an indicative rate
Now US$0.33Low US$0.33High US$0.33
About Sméagol, Helpful Guide
Sméagol, Helpful Guide (231) is a Black and Green Legendary Creature — Halfling Horror from Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR). It costs {1}{B}{G}, has mana value 3 and is a 4/2. It can be your commander. It is printed at Rare rarity. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage and Commander and 4 more formats.
231 exists in 4 printings on TCGplayer, and each is priced as its own product. The standard print is the one to play with at US$0.33, while the Borderless print is the collector's version at US$14.87. For reference the other printings read Borderless US$14.87, Showcase US$4.14 and Borderless US$0.37 on TCGplayer.
The cheapest listing we track in the United States is US$0.25, 24% below TCGplayer's US$0.33 market price. 4 stores have it in stock, and the next-cheapest listing is US$0.40, 60% more than the cheapest, so the first row is worth taking.
The United States is the cheapest of the 6 markets that have it, and Australia is dearest at about 168% more once converted. In each market's own currency the cheapest listings read US$0.25 in the United States, C$0.35 in Canada, £0.30 in the United Kingdom, S$0.70 in Singapore, €0.61 in the EU and A$1.00 in Australia. Conversions use indicative exchange rates, and postage, duty and import tax are not included, so a cheaper market elsewhere is a fact about listings and not a reason to import.
It is trading at its 90-day high of US$0.33.
Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth is a main expansion, released June 2023. Sméagol, Helpful Guide has 1 other card in the database, listed further down the page.
At the beginning of your end step, if a creature died under your control this turn, the Ring tempts you. Whenever the Ring tempts you, target opponent reveals cards from the top of their library until they reveal a land card. Put that card onto the battlefield tapped under your control and the rest into their graveyard.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does Sméagol, Helpful Guide 231 cost?
- The cheapest live price for Sméagol, Helpful Guide (231) is currently US$0.25 across 29 stores in the United States, and TCGplayer's market price is US$0.33; every other market we cover is compared on this page too. Prices are read once a day.
- How much is Sméagol, Helpful Guide in other currencies?
- US$0.25 in the United States, C$0.35 in Canada, £0.30 in the United Kingdom, S$0.70 in Singapore, €0.61 in the EU and A$1.00 in Australia. Each is a real listing in the currency its seller bills in.
- What set is Sméagol, Helpful Guide from?
- Sméagol, Helpful Guide is card 231 from Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) in Magic: The Gathering. It is a rare Black and Green creature.
- Where can I buy Sméagol, Helpful Guide?
- Compare every store selling Sméagol, Helpful Guide across the US, Australia, the UK, Singapore, Canada and the EU on this page, then buy from whichever seller offers the lowest total including postage. MTG Compare links straight through to each store.
- Are there other printings of Sméagol, Helpful Guide?
- Yes. MTG Compare tracks 3 other printings of 231 (borderless, showcase, extended-art, reprint or promo versions), each a distinct TCGplayer product trading at its own price. They are listed further down this page.
Sméagol, Helpful Guide price by market
Sméagol, Helpful Guide is cheapest in the United States at US$0.25 and dearest in Australia at A$1.00 (≈ US$0.67), a 168% spread across the 6 markets stocking it. Each seller bills in its own currency; converted figures are indicative only.
| Market | Cheapest | ≈ USD | Stores |
|---|---|---|---|
| United StatesCheapestYour market | US$0.25postage at checkout | 4 | |
| Canada | C$0.35postage at checkout ≈ US$0.26 | 3 | |
| United Kingdom | £0.30postage at checkout ≈ US$0.38 | 2 | |
| Singapore | S$0.70postage at checkout ≈ US$0.52 | 3 | |
| Europe (EU) | €0.61postage at checkout ≈ US$0.66 | 1 | |
| Australia | A$1.00postage at checkout ≈ US$0.67 | 3 |
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Card details
- Card number
- 231
- Set
- Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR)
- Set type
- Expansion
- Released
- 23 June 2023
- Rarity
- Rare (R)
- Printing
- Standard
- Type line
- Legendary Creature — Halfling Horror
- Colour
- Black / Green
- Colour identity
- Black / Green
- Mana cost
- {1}{B}{G}
- Power / toughness
- 4/2
- Finish
- Non-foil
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Other printings of Sméagol, Helpful Guide in Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
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