Saruman of Many Colors
LTRThe Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth/#743/2023MythicBorderlessFull artReprint
Colour IDMV 6
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$139.99
Cardmarket€160.13
ManaPool$133.76
TCGplayer$144.61
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$70.00
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.02 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $140High $200Low $140▼ 22.2%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$144.61TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▼ 3.0%90d▲ 19.4%
90d high
$149.62
90d low
$121.06
Paper printings priced
10
Currently 10th
Cheapest paper printing
$0.72
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- Down 3.0% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 3% below its 90 day high of $149.62.
- This is the most expensive paper printing currently priced (10 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 74% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
Ward—Discard an enchantment, instant, or sorcery card.
Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, each opponent mills two cards. When one or more cards are milled this way, exile target enchantment, instant, or sorcery card with equal or lesser mana value than that spell from an opponent's graveyard. Copy the exiled card. You may cast the copy without paying its mana cost.
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Keywords
WardMill
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (6)
wotc16 Jun 2023
If you don't have an enchantment, instant, or sorcery card in your hand, you won't be able to pay Saruman of Many Colors's ward cost.
wotc16 Jun 2023
If the spell you cast has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
wotc16 Jun 2023
If you don't want to cast the copy, you can choose not to; the copy ceases to exist the next time state-based actions are checked.
wotc16 Jun 2023
If you cast a spell "without paying its mana cost," you can't pay any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those.
wotc16 Jun 2023
You don't choose a target for Saruman of Many Colors's ability at the time it triggers. Rather, a second "reflexive" ability triggers when one or more cards are milled this way. You choose a target for that ability as it goes on the stack. Each player may respond to this triggered ability as normal.
wotc16 Jun 2023
You cast the copy while the ability is resolving and still on the stack. You can't wait to cast it later in the turn.
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About this card
Saruman of Many Colors
Saruman of Many Colors is a Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard, with mana cost {3}{W}{U}{B} (mana value 6). Printed 11 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: $144.61 (down 3.0% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Saruman of Many Colors FAQ
How much is Saruman of Many Colors worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Saruman of Many Colors is $144.61. It is down 3.0% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $121.06 to $149.62.
What is the cheapest printing of Saruman of Many Colors?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth at $0.72 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Saruman of Many Colors?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth at $144.61 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Saruman of Many Colors are there?
Saruman of Many Colors has been printed 11 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Saruman of Many Colors first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from LTR #412, released 2023-06-23.
What is the newest printing of Saruman of Many Colors?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from HOC #75, released 2026-08-14.
Is there a foil version of Saruman of Many Colors?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $250.96 versus $144.61 for nonfoil, which is 74% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Saruman of Many Colors legal in Commander?
Yes, Saruman of Many Colors is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.