---
name: "Barad-dûr"
mana_cost: "N/A"
cmc: 0
type_line: "Legendary Land"
colors: []
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Amass"]
set: "PLTR"
set_name: "Tales of Middle-earth Promos"
collector_number: "253s"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Sean Vo"
oracle_id: "88159872-d37d-4847-b048-e4a9af6437bd"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/barad-dûr-pltr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Barad-dûr
- **Mana Cost:** `N/A` (CMC: 0)
- **Type:** Legendary Land
- **Keywords:** Amass

## Oracle Text
Barad-dûr enters tapped unless you control a legendary creature.
{T}: Add {B}.
{X}{X}{B}, {T}: Amass Orcs X. Activate only if a creature died this turn.

> *"Those who pass the gates of Barad-dûr do not return."
—Gandalf*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Minas Tirith](/printing/minas-tirith-ltr.md) — Legendary Land
2. [Mordor Muster](/printing/mordor-muster-ltr.md) — Sorcery
3. [Mount Doom](/printing/mount-doom-hoc.md) — Legendary Land
4. [Mines of Moria](/printing/mines-of-moria-ltr.md) — Legendary Land
5. [Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress](/printing/minas-morgul-dark-fortress-hoc.md) — Legendary Land
6. [Sauron, Lord of the Rings](/printing/sauron-lord-of-the-rings-ltc.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Horror

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tales of Middle-earth Promos (PLTR) #253s
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Sean Vo
- **Total Printings:** 27 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`