---
name: "Merry, Warden of Isengard"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Halfling Advisor"
colors: ["G", "W"]
color_identity: ["G", "W"]
keywords: ["Partner with", "Partner"]
set: "LTC"
set_name: "Tales of Middle-earth Commander"
collector_number: "61"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Viko Menezes"
oracle_id: "1b600345-2b89-45bc-98c8-609fdd08a5fd"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/merry-warden-of-isengard-ltc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Merry, Warden of Isengard
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Halfling Advisor
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/4
- **Keywords:** Partner with, Partner

## Oracle Text
Partner with Pippin, Warden of Isengard (When this creature enters, target player may put Pippin into their hand from their library, then shuffle.)
Whenever one or more artifacts you control enter, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token with lifelink. This ability triggers only once each turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Pippin, Warden of Isengard](/printing/pippin-warden-of-isengard-ltc.md) — Legendary Creature — Halfling Advisor
2. [Merry, Esquire of Rohan](/printing/merry-esquire-of-rohan-ltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Halfling Knight
3. [Saradoc, Master of Buckland](/printing/saradoc-master-of-buckland-ltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Halfling Citizen
4. [Blaring Recruiter](/printing/blaring-recruiter-pbbd.md) — Creature — Elf Warrior
5. [Meriadoc Brandybuck](/printing/meriadoc-brandybuck-ltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Halfling Citizen
6. [Sam, Loyal Attendant](/printing/sam-loyal-attendant-ltc.md) — Legendary Creature — Halfling Peasant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #61
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Viko Menezes
- **Total Printings:** 14 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`