The Black Gate
- Type
- Legendary Land — Gate
- Set
- The Hobbit Eternal #87 (mythic)
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.
The Black Gate has 5 printings, first in Tales of Middle-earth Commander (2023). EDHREC ranks it #1,186 among Commander cards. It appears most in Sauron, the Dark Lord decks (26,106 on EDHREC). 1 public deck on TCG runs it. It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: not legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Public decks that run The Black Gate
- Hosts of Mordor - Tales of Middle-earth Commander, led by Sauron, Lord of the Rings
Commanders that run The Black Gate most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Sauron, the Dark Lord: 26,106 decks
- Saruman, the White Hand: 5,313 decks
- Nine-Fingers Keene: 4,785 decks
- Lord of the Nazgûl: 4,344 decks
- Sauron, Lord of the Rings: 3,426 decks
- Obeka, Splitter of Seconds: 2,469 decks
- Magar of the Magic Strings: 2,289 decks
- Rowan, Scion of War: 2,171 decks
Often played with The Black Gate
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : 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.
- : 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.