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Gandalf's Sanction {1}{U}{R}

Sorcery

Gandalf's Sanction deals X damage to target creature, where X is the number of instant and sorcery cards in your graveyard. Excess damage is dealt to that creature's controller instead.

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The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth

English · 2023-06-23

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standardNOT LEGALpioneerNOT LEGALmodernLEGALlegacyLEGALvintageLEGALcommanderLEGAL

💡 Not Standard legal because this card is from The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (released 2023-11-03), which has rotated out of Standard.

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Oracle source: Scryfall / Wizards
Oracle updated: July 6, 2026
Legality source: Scryfall
Legality checked: July 6, 2026
Price source: tcgcsv / TCGplayer
Price synced: Aug 23, 2026
Scryfall ID: 8ebf2a25-9bee-4146-af83-f22aab6db2a8
Oracle ID: 6696d2e4-28ee-4ba7-8710-c1b735745270
TCGplayer ID: 500310

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