---
name: "Isolation at Orthanc"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "LTR"
set_name: "The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth"
collector_number: "57"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Erikas Perl"
oracle_id: "6dc6536f-455a-4d7b-beed-a78ec63c0030"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/isolation-at-orthanc-ltr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Isolation at Orthanc
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Put target creature into its owner's library second from the top.

> *« On m'a pris et emmené sur le pinacle d'Orthanc. Je restai seul sur une île entourée de nuages. Je n'avais aucune chance de m'échapper et mes jours étaient amers et froids. »
—Gandalf*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Repel](/printing/repel-ody.md) — Instant
2. [Chronostutter](/printing/chronostutter-plst.md) — Instant
3. [Excommunicate](/printing/excommunicate-m10.md) — Sorcery
4. [Forced Retreat](/printing/forced-retreat-me3.md) — Sorcery
5. [Griptide](/printing/griptide-dka.md) — Instant
6. [Time Ebb](/printing/time-ebb-plst.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #57
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Erikas Perl
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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