Magic: The Gathering · commander
The Black Gate
Tales of Middle-earth Commander · #490 · rare · 2023
Legendary Land — Gate
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Market reference
$21.48
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 490 / 591
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- rare
- Illustrator
- Marc Simonetti
- Color identity
- B
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- triangle
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Promo types
- silverfoil · scroll · universesbeyond · boosterfun
- Printed
- 2023-11-03
About this card
Type: Legendary Land — Gate
As The Black Gate enters, you may pay 3 life. If you don't, it enters tapped. {T}: Add {B}. {1}{B}, {T}: Choose a player with the most life or tied for most life. Target creature can't be blocked by creatures that player controls this turn.
Produces: B
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $21.48 |
| USD (foil) | $30.83 |
| EUR (foil) | €25.09 |
| MTGO tix | 4.65 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my The Black Gate is real?
The Black Gate is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is The Black Gate worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for The Black Gate is $21.48; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is The Black Gate from?
The Black Gate is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Tales of Middle-earth Commander" in the commander series, released in 2023.
What rarity is The Black Gate?
The Black Gate is a rare card in the Tales of Middle-earth Commander set.
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