---
name: "Gollum, Patient Plotter"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Halfling Horror"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "LTR"
set_name: "The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth"
collector_number: "309"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Dominik Mayer"
oracle_id: "c4545884-35b7-47cf-939e-3d5d3fe555a4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gollum-patient-plotter-ltr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Gollum, Patient Plotter
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Halfling Horror
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/1

## Oracle Text
When Gollum leaves the battlefield, the Ring tempts you.
{B}, Sacrifice a creature: Return this card from your graveyard to your hand. Activate only as a sorcery.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Gollum the Abandoned](/printing/gollum-the-abandoned-hob.md) — Legendary Creature — Halfling Horror
2. [Soothing of Sméagol](/printing/soothing-of-sméagol-ltr.md) — Instant
3. [Hell's Caretaker](/printing/hells-caretaker-leg.md) — Creature — Horror
4. [Sam's Desperate Rescue](/printing/sams-desperate-rescue-ltr.md) — Sorcery
5. [Golgari Guildmage](/printing/golgari-guildmage-clu.md) — Creature — Elf Shaman
6. [Gollum's Bite](/printing/gollums-bite-ltr.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #309
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Dominik Mayer
- **Total Printings:** 23 across all historical editions

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