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The Black Gate

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3.48 Tixes
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9.5
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Basic information

Mana Cost
Rarity: Rare
Number: #80
Illustrator: Marc Simonetti
Edition: Tales of Middle Earth Commander

The Black Gate is legal in

Alchemy

Artisan

Brawl

Commander

Duel-Commander

Explorer

Historic

Legacy

Modern

Old-school

Pauper

Pioneer

Premodern

Standard

Timeless

Vintage

Total decks (Last 365 days): 235
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Archetypes using it (Last 365 days): 1
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Versions: This card has 3 different prints

Rules & flavor text

As The Black Gate enters the battlefield, you may pay 3 life. If you don't, it enters the battlefield 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.

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Price

3.48 Tixes
@CardHoarder

9.49
@CardKingdom

9.5
@TCGplayer

Weekly Play volume (Last 52 weeks)

A value of 100 represents the peak popularity of the card, while a value of 50 means that the card is half as popular during that week.

Latest decks playing The Black Gate

A list of the most recent MTG decks using The Black Gate available on MTG decks website.

Other	Tinybones is built d... By Bone2saw		Social media	Not available	06-May -2024	$877 ---
Other	Death's Shadow By カタヤマリュ...	BO3	Let's 5(Go) Legacy[5rounds] (TC Tokyo, Japan)	44%	05-May -2024	$2551 ---
Other	Eldrazi Ninjutsu By Kr7epl		Social media	Not available	05-May -2024	$646 ---
Other	Child of Alara By Genoslugcs		Social media	Not available	05-May -2024	$354 ---
Other	DC Rowan, Scion of W... By Alreen		Social media	Not available	05-May -2024	$914 ---
Other	The Beamtown Bullies By Consc		Social media	Not available	05-May -2024	$1581 ---
Top8	Yoshimaru, Ever Fait... By Adam Fajkus		27. Cerny Rytir PDC @ Prague (Czech Republic)	Not available	04-May -2024	$1147 ---
Top128 (0 - 4) 0%	Bartolomé del Presid... By Xinyuan Chen	BO3	Play to Win CEDH Event	Not available	04-May -2024	$2335 ---
Other	Batman Begins By PeterPickles		Social media	Not available	03-May -2024	$431 ---
Other	Skithiryx By Cassio_Aguiar		Social media	Not available	01-May -2024	$3255 ---
Top8	Rowan, Scion of War By Opafaf		Command Wars @ Oasis Game (Salt Lake City, UT)	Not available	27-Apr -2024	$2569 ---
Top8	UB Shadow By Katayama Ryuich...	BO3	Hareruya Legacy Cup - 2024/4/27	44%	27-Apr -2024	$2550 ---
Other	Umbris By YellowHastur		Social media	Not available	25-Apr -2024	$646 ---
Other	Phage: One Shot Kill... By LordSudorg		Social media	Not available	23-Apr -2024	$535 ---
Top128 (0 - 2) 0%	Sauron, the Dark Lor... By Kyle Gosser	BO3	MXP CEDH Event - Commandfest San Francisco	Not available	20-Apr -2024	$324 ---
Top32	Deck By Anze Grojzdek		cEDH European Championships Qualifier @ Maribor, Slovenija	Not available	08-Apr -2024	$2619 ---
Top32 (0 - 2 - 2) 0%	Unknown Commander By Dwight Donald W...		CEDH Staples Series - Blue 1	Not available	07-Apr -2024	$3779 ---
Top8	UB Shadow By Katayama Ryuich...	BO3	Hareruya Legacy Cup - 2024/4/7	44%	07-Apr -2024	$2550 ---
Top32 (1 - 3 - 1) 20%	Magar of the Magic S... By DAVID BAGLIEN		From the Vault: cEDH 12 - 1K	Not available	30-Mar -2024	$3343 ---
Top64 (1 - 4) 20%	Sauron, the Dark Lor... By Cory Myers		Culling of the Weak @ Maverick's Cards & Hobbies	Not available	30-Mar -2024	$4150 ---

Other X	Tinybones is built d... By Bone2saw Social media	06-May SINGULARITY: Not available $877 ---
Other X BO3	Death's Shadow By カタヤマリュ... Let's 5(Go) Legacy[5rounds] (TC Tokyo, Japan)	05-May SINGULARITY: 44% $2551 ---
Other X	Eldrazi Ninjutsu By Kr7epl Social media	05-May SINGULARITY: Not available $646 ---
Other X	Child of Alara By Genoslugcs Social media	05-May SINGULARITY: Not available $354 ---
Other X	DC Rowan, Scion of W... By Alreen Social media	05-May SINGULARITY: Not available $914 ---
Other X	The Beamtown Bullies By Consc Social media	05-May SINGULARITY: Not available $1581 ---
Top8 X	Yoshimaru, Ever Fait... By Adam Fajkus 27. Cerny Rytir PDC @ Prague (Czech Republic)	04-May SINGULARITY: Not available $1147 ---
Top128 (0 - 4) 0% X BO3	Bartolomé del Presid... By Xinyuan Chen Play to Win CEDH Event	04-May SINGULARITY: Not available $2335 ---
Other X	Batman Begins By PeterPickles Social media	03-May SINGULARITY: Not available $431 ---
Other X	Skithiryx By Cassio_Aguiar Social media	01-May SINGULARITY: Not available $3255 ---
Top8 X	Rowan, Scion of War By Opafaf Command Wars @ Oasis Game (Salt Lake City, UT)	27-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $2569 ---
Top8 X BO3	UB Shadow By Katayama Ryuich... Hareruya Legacy Cup - 2024/4/27	27-Apr SINGULARITY: 44% $2550 ---
Other X	Umbris By YellowHastur Social media	25-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $646 ---
Other X	Phage: One Shot Kill... By LordSudorg Social media	23-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $535 ---
Top128 (0 - 2) 0% X BO3	Sauron, the Dark Lor... By Kyle Gosser MXP CEDH Event - Commandfest San Francisco	20-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $324 ---
Top32 X	Deck By Anze Grojzdek cEDH European Championships Qualifier @ Maribor, Slovenija	08-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $2619 ---
Top32 (0 - 2 - 2) 0% X	Unknown Commander By Dwight Donald W... CEDH Staples Series - Blue 1	07-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $3779 ---
Top8 X BO3	UB Shadow By Katayama Ryuich... Hareruya Legacy Cup - 2024/4/7	07-Apr SINGULARITY: 44% $2550 ---
Top32 (1 - 3 - 1) 20% X	Magar of the Magic S... By DAVID BAGLIEN From the Vault: cEDH 12 - 1K	30-Mar SINGULARITY: Not available $3343 ---
Top64 (1 - 4) 20% X	Sauron, the Dark Lor... By Cory Myers Culling of the Weak @ Maverick's Cards & Hobbies	30-Mar SINGULARITY: Not available $4150 ---

Recent archetypes playing The Black Gate

A list of archetypes playing The Black Gate by format in the last 90 days according to our MTG decks database.

Legacy

Legacy archetypes playing The Black Gate

	Name	Decks	Price
	Legacy UBx Death's Shadow	4	$2410 $415

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

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The Black Gate quick FAQ

How many decks 🔢 are playing The Black Gate?

The Black Gate has been played in more than 20 decks in the last year. Get the decklists and prices in our site ☝️

What is 📊 MTG The Black Gate current price?

The current price is:

Cardhoarder: 📊 3.48 tixes
Tcgplayer: 📊 $9.5
Cardkingdom: 📊 $9.49

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In which formats is The Black Gate played?

It is currently being played in Legacy Get the decklists and prices our site ☝️

Which decks in the current MTG metagame are playing The Black Gate?

The top 3 archetypes using The Black Gate are:

Legacy UBx Death's Shadow

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The Black Gate in the current metagame

The Black Gate has been played in more than 235 decks in the last year . It is currently being played in Legacy , mainly in the following archetypes:

Last update: 2024-05-10