First printed in The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (2023)
All 4 prints
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Creature — Bat
Flying
Whenever you create or sacrifice a token, each opponent loses 1 life.
"The enemy has many spies and many ways of hearing."
—Gandalf
2/3
- Illustrated by
- John Tedrick
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Future Standard, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Standard Brawl
Prices
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR), Premier Draft | 53.9% | -1.7 | -0.6 | 52880 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR), Sealed | 55.1% | -1.6 | -2.8 | 4452 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen
Combos
4 combos, the most popular first:
- Each opponent loses the game, Near-infinite creature tokens…: Mirkwood Bats + Plague of Vermin
- Near-infinite lifeloss: Academy Manufactor + Mirkwood Bats + There and Back Again
- Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Ashnod's Altar + Exquisite Blood + Mirkwood Bats + Trudge Garden
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Ashnod's Altar + Bloodthirsty Conqueror + Mirkwood Bats + Trudge Garden
