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Isildur's Fateful Strike
Stable-2.5%The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth, 2023 · #542
Isildur's Fateful Strike's Near Mint price is unchanged over the past 30 days.
Fresh· Updated Oct 28, 2026
Card Details
TypeLegendary Instant
Mana Cost2BB
ArtistJohn Di Giovanni
Card Text(You may cast a legendary instant only if you control a legendary creature or planeswalker.)
Destroy target creature. If its controller has more than four cards in hand, they exile cards from their hand equal to the difference.
Isildur cut the Ring from Sauron's hand with the hilt-shard of his father's sword, and Sauron himself was overthrown.
Format Legality
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inkwell Fair Value™?· NM
$1.59
moderate
$1.52$1.99
Condition?
5 printings — select edition
Confidencehigh
Prices as ofOct 28
Normal—
Cheapest printing$0.31
Why This Price
inkwell Estimate
Fair Value$1.59
Movement
7D Change-2.5% (-$0.04)
30D Change+0.0% (+$0.00)
Freshness
Prices as ofOct 28
Update cadenceDaily
Inkwell Fair Value$1.59
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- How much is Isildur's Fateful Strike worth?
- The current Near Mint price for Isildur's Fateful Strike from The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (Magic: The Gathering) is $1.59. It has decreased 2.5% over the past 7 days.
- What set is Isildur's Fateful Strike from?
- Isildur's Fateful Strike is from the The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth set, released June 2023. It is a rare in Magic: The Gathering.
- What rarity is Isildur's Fateful Strike?
- Isildur's Fateful Strike is a rare card from The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth in Magic: The Gathering.
- How many printings of Isildur's Fateful Strike exist?
- Isildur's Fateful Strike has 5 printings across different Magic: The Gathering sets. The cheapest printing is $0.31 from The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth.