---
name: "Palantír of Orthanc"
mana_cost: "{3}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Mill", "Scry"]
set: "PLTR"
set_name: "Tales of Middle-earth Promos"
collector_number: "247s"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Tatiana Veryayskaya"
oracle_id: "7798a4d9-1c1d-48e6-b9a2-ecd6aec1efa7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/palantír-of-orthanc-pltr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Palantír of Orthanc
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Artifact
- **Keywords:** Mill, Scry

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of your end step, put an influence counter on Palantír of Orthanc and scry 2. Then target opponent may have you draw a card. If that player doesn't, you mill X cards, where X is the number of influence counters on Palantír of Orthanc, and that player loses life equal to the total mana value of those cards.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Mesmeric Orb](/printing/mesmeric-orb-mrd.md) — Artifact
2. [Shriekhorn](/printing/shriekhorn-mbs.md) — Artifact
3. [Mirror of Galadriel](/printing/mirror-of-galadriel-ltr.md) — Legendary Artifact
4. [Helm of Obedience](/printing/helm-of-obedience-all.md) — Artifact
5. [Scrying Glass](/printing/scrying-glass-uds.md) — Artifact
6. [Jon Irenicus, the Exile](/printing/jon-irenicus-the-exile-hbg.md) — Legendary Creature — Elf Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tales of Middle-earth Promos (PLTR) #247s
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Tatiana Veryayskaya
- **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: `legal`