Gollum, Scheming Guide
- Mana cost
- {1}{B}
- Type
- Legendary Creature — Halfling Horror
- Power / toughness
- 2 / 1
- Set
- Tales of Middle-earth Deluxe Commander Kit #3 (rare)
Whenever Gollum attacks, look at the top two cards of your library, put them back in any order, then choose land or nonland. An opponent guesses whether the top card of your library is the chosen kind. Reveal that card. If they guessed right, remove Gollum from combat. Otherwise, you draw a card and Gollum can't be blocked this turn.
Gollum, Scheming Guide has 3 printings, first in The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (2023). EDHREC ranks it #9,358 among Commander cards. It appears most in The Celestial Toymaker decks (3,077 on EDHREC). It has 3 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Gollum, Scheming Guide most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- The Celestial Toymaker: 3,077 decks
- Captain N'ghathrod: 1,647 decks
- Frodo, Sauron's Bane: 697 decks
- Sauron, the Lidless Eye: 136 decks
- Gollum, Riddle Master: 122 decks
- Witch-king of Angmar: 86 decks
- Sauron, the Necromancer: 81 decks
- Atris, Oracle of Half-Truths: 70 decks
Often played with Gollum, Scheming Guide
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : If you only have one card in your library as Gollum, Scheming Guide's ability resolves, you'll look at that card, put it back on top of your library, and then continue with the ability as normal.
- : If you have no cards in your library as Gollum, Scheming Guide's ability resolves, your opponent's guess will not be right no matter what they guess. That means you'll draw a card, or more accurately, attempt to draw a card from your empty library and therefore (usually) lose the game.
- : You reveal the card even if your opponent guessed correctly.