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Shelob's Ambush

The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #559

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Overview

Legality, special rules, and flavor text

Rules

Target creature gets +1/+2 and gains deathtouch until end of turn. Create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")

Rulings

Food is an artifact type. Even though it appears on some creatures, it's never a creature type. — Some spells and abilities that create Food tokens may require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. You won't create any Food tokens. — Whatever you do, don't eat the delicious cards. — You can't sacrifice a Food to pay multiple costs. For example, you can't sacrifice a Food token to activate its own ability and also to activate Maraleaf Rider's ability.

Flavor text

As Frodo ran forward, eager, rejoicing to be free, Shelob with hideous speed came behind and stung him in the neck.

Card details

Printing, type line, and catalog data

Identity & printing

Card ID: LTR-559--normal
Name: Shelob's Ambush
Number: 559
Rarity: Common

Type line & Magic stats

Types: Instant
Mana cost: {B}
Mana value: 1
Keywords: Food

Set, artist & references

Artist: Simon Dominic
Language: English
Set name: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
Game name: Magic: The Gathering

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