---
name: "Sharkey, Tyrant of the Shire"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Avatar Rogue"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "LTR"
set_name: "The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth"
collector_number: "229"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Matt Stewart"
oracle_id: "93a476c0-c77e-43b0-8695-ada40368a002"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sharkey-tyrant-of-the-shire-ltr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Sharkey, Tyrant of the Shire
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Avatar Rogue
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/4

## Oracle Text
Activated abilities of lands your opponents control can't be activated unless they're mana abilities.
Sharkey has all activated abilities of lands your opponents control except mana abilities.
Mana of any type can be spent to activate Sharkey's abilities.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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2. [Phyrexian Revoker](/printing/phyrexian-revoker-brr.md) — Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Horror
3. [Mana Web](/printing/mana-web-wth.md) — Artifact
4. [Collector Ouphe](/printing/collector-ouphe-mh1.md) — Creature — Ouphe
5. [Scheming Fence](/printing/scheming-fence-snc.md) — Creature — Human Citizen
6. [Lavinia, Azorius Renegade](/printing/lavinia-azorius-renegade-rvr.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #229
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Matt Stewart
- **Total Printings:** 16 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`