Glóin, Dwarf Emissary is a Rare Legendary Creature from Magic: The Gathering's 2023 Lord of the Rings expansion, offering strategic Treasure generation and creature control.
2023 • Magic: The Gathering • The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
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Glóin, Dwarf Emissary is a Rare Legendary Creature — Dwarf Advisor from the 2023 Magic: The Gathering expansion The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth. Carrying the card number 132 in the LTR set, this card brings a distinct strategic layer to the game through its interaction with Historic spells. As a three-mana creature with a 3/3 power and toughness, Glóin provides immediate board presence while enabling powerful secondary effects. The card’s primary ability triggers whenever you cast a Historic spell, creating a Treasure token. This effect is limited to once per turn, ensuring balanced gameplay while rewarding decks that utilize artifacts, legendaries, or Sagas. The ability to generate resources on the fly allows players to accelerate their mana development or fuel additional spells, making Glóin a versatile asset in various deck archetypes. In addition to resource generation, Glóin features a activated ability that allows you to sacrifice a Treasure to goad a target creature. Goad forces the affected creature to attack if able and directs it to attack a player other than you. This mechanic provides a form of indirect control, disrupting your opponent's strategy by turning their creatures against them or other targets. The combination of Treasure creation and creature redirection makes Glóin, Dwarf Emissary a compelling choice for collectors and players who appreciate strategic depth in the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Whether you are building a themed Lord of the Rings deck or simply enjoy the intricacies of legendary creature mechanics, this card offers a unique blend of resource management and tactical control.
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Glóin, Dwarf Emissary
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Magic: The Gathering
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Tomas Duchek
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English
{2}{R}
Legendary Creature — Dwarf Advisor
3 / 3
R
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Whenever you cast a historic spell, create a Treasure token. This ability triggers only once each turn. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.) {T}, Sacrifice a Treasure: Goad target creature. (Until your next turn, that creature attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)
