Sméagol, Helpful Guide (The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle Earth) - Gatherer

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Sméagol, Helpful Guide

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Oracle Printed

Card Name:

Sméagol, Helpful Guide

Mana Cost:

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Types:

Legendary Creature — Halfling Horror

Card Text:

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.

P/T:

4 / 2

Expansion:

The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle Earth

Rarity:

Rare

Card Number:

330

Artist:

Andreas Rocha

Rulings

6/16/2023	Sméagol, Helpful Guide doesn't need to have been on the battlefield when the creature died. For example, if a creature dies under your control during combat on your turn and you cast Sméagol, Helpful Guide during your second main phase, its first ability will trigger at the beginning of your end step.
6/16/2023	Sméagol, Helpful Guide's first ability will trigger only once during your end step, no matter how many creatures died under your control this turn. However, if no creatures have died under your control so far this turn as your end step begins, the ability won't trigger at all. It's not possible to cause a creature to die under your control during the end step in time to have the ability trigger.
6/16/2023	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.
6/16/2023	The Ring can tempt you even if you don't control a creature. In this case, abilities that trigger "whenever the Ring tempts you" will still trigger.
6/16/2023	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.
6/16/2023	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.
6/16/2023	Each time the Ring tempts you, you must choose a creature if you control one.
6/16/2023	Each player can have only one emblem named The Ring and only one Ring-bearer at a time.
6/16/2023	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.