---
name: "Shire Scarecrow"
mana_cost: "{2}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Scarecrow"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Defender"]
set: "LTR"
set_name: "The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth"
collector_number: "249"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Alexander Mokhov"
oracle_id: "4b9f6a6e-c168-4732-b454-2272d56636da"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/shire-scarecrow-ltr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Shire Scarecrow
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Scarecrow
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/3
- **Keywords:** Defender

## Oracle Text
Defender
{1}: Add one mana of any color. Activate only once each turn.

> *„Wie vorzüglich doch dein Garten aussieht!"
—Gandalf*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Scarecrow Guide](/printing/scarecrow-guide-woe.md) — Artifact Creature — Scarecrow
2. [Signpost Scarecrow](/printing/signpost-scarecrow-plst.md) — Artifact Creature — Scarecrow
3. [One-Eyed Scarecrow](/printing/one-eyed-scarecrow-isd.md) — Artifact Creature — Scarecrow
4. [Wild-Field Scarecrow](/printing/wild-field-scarecrow-soi.md) — Artifact Creature — Scarecrow
5. [Oasis Gardener](/printing/oasis-gardener-otj.md) — Artifact Creature — Scarecrow
6. [Field Creeper](/printing/field-creeper-emn.md) — Artifact Creature — Scarecrow

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #249
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Alexander Mokhov
- **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`