Gorbag of Minas Morgul
- Mana cost
- {1}{B}
- Type
- Legendary Creature — Orc Soldier
- Power / toughness
- 2 / 2
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #86 (uncommon)
- Price
- $0.20 USD
Whenever a Goblin or Orc you control deals combat damage to a player, you may sacrifice it. When you do, choose one —
• Draw a card.
• Create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Gorbag of Minas Morgul has 2 printings, first in The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (2023). EDHREC ranks it #9,018 among Commander cards. It appears most in Sauron, the Dark Lord decks (3,509 on EDHREC). It has 1 official ruling.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Gorbag of Minas Morgul most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Sauron, the Dark Lord: 3,509 decks
- The Great Goblin: 3,343 decks
- Saruman, the White Hand: 1,159 decks
- Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie: 1,143 decks
- Zurgo Helmsmasher: 483 decks
- Wort, Boggart Auntie: 468 decks
- Uglúk of the White Hand: 441 decks
- Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain: 387 decks
Often played with Gorbag of Minas Morgul
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : You don't choose a mode for Gorbag of Minas Morgul's ability at the time it triggers. Rather, a second "reflexive" ability triggers when you sacrifice a Goblin or Orc this way. You choose a mode for that ability as it goes on the stack. Each player may respond to this triggered ability as normal.