Palantír of Orthanc is a 2023 Mythic Rare Legendary Artifact from the Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth expansion, designed for complex Magic: The Gathering strategies.
2023 • Magic: The Gathering • The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
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Palantír of Orthanc stands as a formidable presence in the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, specifically within the 2023 Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth expansion. As card number 247 in the LTR set, this Mythic Rare Legendary Artifact commands attention with its unique mechanical design that bridges resource accumulation with aggressive card advantage. Collectors and players alike appreciate how this piece embodies the ominous power of the seeing stones central to J.R.R. Tolkien’s lore, translated into a strategic tool for the tabletop arena. The card’s gameplay revolves around a potent end-step trigger that scales with time. At the beginning of your end step, you place an influence counter on Palantír and scry two, allowing you to look at the top cards of your library and arrange them as you please. This initial effect provides steady card filtering, helping to streamline your deck’s consistency. However, the true threat lies in the opponent’s choice: they may allow you to draw a card, or they can force you to mill cards equal to the total influence counters on Palantír. If they choose the latter path, you mill that many cards, and the opponent loses life equal to the total mana value of those cards. This creates a high-stakes decision point that rewards careful management of influence counters while punishing opponents who attempt to mitigate the card advantage. For collectors focusing on the Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth set, Palantír of Orthanc represents a key Mythic Rare find. Its intricate rules interaction and thematic resonance make it a prized addition for those building comprehensive collections of the expansion. The card’s design by Tatiana Veryayskaya contributes to the visual identity of the LTR set, appealing to fans of both the literary source material and the strategic depth of Magic: The Gathering. Whether used in constructed formats or simply admired for its mechanical complexity, this card remains a significant artifact in the modern TCG landscape.
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Palantír of Orthanc
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Magic: The Gathering
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Mythic Rare
Tatiana Veryayskaya
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English
{3}
Legendary Artifact
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At the beginning of your end step, put an influence counter on Palantír of Orthanc and scry 2. Then target opponent may have you draw a card. If that player doesn't, you mill X cards, where X is the number of influence counters on Palantír of Orthanc, and that player loses life equal to the total mana value of those cards.
