The Black Gate
Black
RarityRare
SetTales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC)
ArtistMarc Simonetti
Price€10.58 · $9.93About this card
The Black Gate is a land card in Magic: The Gathering with mana value 0 (color identity: black). First printed in Tales of Middle-earth Commander (2023); 5 paper printings in total. It is one of the 5,000 most played cards in Commander (EDHREC rank 1,185). Legal in Commander, Legacy and Vintage. Cheapest printing: €10.47 (Tales of Middle-earth Commander); most expensive: €20.06 (Tales of Middle-earth Commander).
The Black Gate
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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.Name in each language
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.
