---
name: "In the Darkness Bind Them"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{B}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Enchantment — Saga"
colors: ["B", "R", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "LTC"
set_name: "Tales of Middle-earth Commander"
collector_number: "465"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Daarken"
oracle_id: "c8689a83-cefa-4ef3-8ec1-58b4c64e332b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/in-the-darkness-bind-them-ltc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# In the Darkness Bind Them
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}{B}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Saga

## Oracle Text
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after IV.)
I, II, III — Create a 3/3 black Wraith creature token with menace. The Ring tempts you.
IV — For each opponent, gain control of up to one target creature that player controls until end of turn. Untap those creatures. They gain haste until end of turn. The Ring tempts you.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [The Horus Heresy](/printing/the-horus-heresy-40k.md) — Enchantment — Saga
2. [Scroll of Isildur](/printing/scroll-of-isildur-ltr.md) — Enchantment — Saga
3. [Kiora Bests the Sea God](/printing/kiora-bests-the-sea-god-thb.md) — Enchantment — Saga
4. [Summon: Anima](/printing/summon-anima-fin.md) — Enchantment Creature — Saga Horror
5. [One Ring to Rule Them All](/printing/one-ring-to-rule-them-all-pltr.md) — Enchantment — Saga
6. [Origin of Black Widow](/printing/origin-of-black-widow-msc.md) — Enchantment — Saga

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #465
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Daarken
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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