---
name: "Rise of the Witch-king"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{G}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B", "G"]
color_identity: ["B", "G"]
keywords: []
set: "LTR"
set_name: "The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth"
collector_number: "221"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Andrea Piparo"
oracle_id: "3c86541c-3601-4a38-8872-39705e41303a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/rise-of-the-witch-king-ltr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Rise of the Witch-king
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{G}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Each player sacrifices a creature of their choice. If you sacrificed a creature this way, you may return another permanent card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

> *In rode the Lord of the Nazgûl, under the archway that no enemy ever yet had passed, and all fled before his face.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Deadly Brew](/printing/deadly-brew-soc.md) — Sorcery
2. [Innocent Blood](/printing/innocent-blood-ema.md) — Sorcery
3. [Infernal Offering](/printing/infernal-offering-c14.md) — Sorcery
4. [Barrin's Spite](/printing/barrins-spite-inv.md) — Sorcery
5. [Fatal Grudge](/printing/fatal-grudge-snc.md) — Sorcery
6. [Grave Exchange](/printing/grave-exchange-avr.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #221
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Andrea Piparo
- **Total Printings:** 9 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`