Magic: The Gathering · draft_innovation
Lembas
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #243 · common · 2023
Artifact — Food
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From
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Market reference
$1.82
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 243 / 856
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- common
- Illustrator
- Viko Menezes
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- triangle
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Promo types
- universesbeyond
- Printed
- 2023-06-23
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Artifact
Also does
Strategy & play
How Lembas plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
How to beat Lembas
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
More by Viko Menezes
This card was illustrated by Viko Menezes.
About this card
Mana cost: {2}
Type: Artifact — Food
When this artifact enters, scry 1, then draw a card. {2}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: You gain 3 life. When this artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, its owner shuffles it into their library.
"They could eat of it and find new strength even as they ran."
Keywords: Scry
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) | $1.82 |
| USD (foil) | $1.84 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €1.35 |
| EUR (foil) | €2.53 |
| MTGO tix | 0.35 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Lembas is real?
Lembas 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 Lembas worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Lembas is $1.82; 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 Lembas from?
Lembas is from the Magic: The Gathering set "The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth" in the draft_innovation series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Lembas?
Lembas is a common card in the The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth set.
Other Lembas printings
Same Magic: The Gathering card across other sets and rarities.
