Sméagol, Helpful Guide
LTRThe Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth/#330/2023RareBorderless
Colour IDMV 3
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.49
Cardmarket€0.40
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.33
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.03
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.02 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.49High $0.79Low $0.49▼ 29.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.33TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 3.1%30d▼ 8.3%90d▼ 15.4%
90d high
$0.49
90d low
$0.30
Paper printings priced
5
Currently 2nd
Cheapest paper printing
$0.33
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- Down 8.3% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 33% below its 90 day high of $0.49.
- This printing is the 2nd cheapest paper printing currently priced (5 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 76% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Legendary Creature — Halfling Horror
At the beginning of your end step, if a creature died under your control this turn, the Ring tempts you.
Whenever the Ring tempts you, target opponent reveals cards from the top of their library until they reveal a land card. Put that card onto the battlefield tapped under your control and the rest into their graveyard.
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Card capabilities
CreatureLegendary creature
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (9)
wotc16 Jun 2023
Each time the Ring tempts you, you must choose a creature if you control one.
wotc16 Jun 2023
The Ring gains its abilities in order from top to bottom. Once it gains an ability, it has that ability for the rest of the game.
wotc16 Jun 2023
Some spells and abilities that cause the Ring to tempt you may require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. The Ring won't tempt you.
wotc16 Jun 2023
If the creature you choose as your Ring-bearer was already your Ring-bearer, that still counts as choosing that creature as your Ring-bearer for the purpose of abilities that trigger "whenever you choose a creature as your Ring-bearer" or abilities that care about which creature was chosen as your Ring-bearer.
wotc16 Jun 2023
As the Ring tempts you, you get an emblem named The Ring if you don't have one. Then your emblem gains its next ability and you choose a creature you control to become (or remain) your Ring-bearer.
wotc16 Jun 2023
Each player can have only one emblem named The Ring and only one Ring-bearer at a time.
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About this card
Sméagol, Helpful Guide
Sméagol, Helpful Guide is a Legendary Creature — Halfling Horror, with mana cost {1}{B}{G} (mana value 3). Printed 5 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.33 (down 8.3% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Sméagol, Helpful Guide FAQ
How much is Sméagol, Helpful Guide worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Sméagol, Helpful Guide is $0.33. It is down 8.3% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.30 to $0.49.
What is the cheapest printing of Sméagol, Helpful Guide?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth at $0.33 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Sméagol, Helpful Guide?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth at $15.04 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Sméagol, Helpful Guide are there?
Sméagol, Helpful Guide has been printed 5 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Sméagol, Helpful Guide first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from LTR #330, released 2023-06-23.
What is the newest printing of Sméagol, Helpful Guide?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from LTR #822, released 2023-11-03.
Is there a foil version of Sméagol, Helpful Guide?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $0.58 versus $0.33 for nonfoil, which is 76% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Sméagol, Helpful Guide legal in Commander?
Yes, Sméagol, Helpful Guide is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.