---
name: "Sméagol, Helpful Guide"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Halfling Horror"
colors: ["B", "G"]
color_identity: ["B", "G"]
keywords: []
set: "LTR"
set_name: "The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth"
collector_number: "231"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Campbell White"
oracle_id: "6b974499-bf1c-4e5b-a72c-c72220f4e591"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sméagol-helpful-guide-ltr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Sméagol, Helpful Guide
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Halfling Horror
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/2

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of your end step, if a creature died under your control this turn, the Ring tempts you.
Whenever the Ring tempts you, target opponent reveals cards from the top of their library until they reveal a land card. Put that card onto the battlefield tapped under your control and the rest into their graveyard.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [The Ring Goes South](/printing/the-ring-goes-south-ltr.md) — Sorcery
2. [Call of the Ring](/printing/call-of-the-ring-ltr.md) — Enchantment
3. [Gollum, Scheming Guide](/printing/gollum-scheming-guide-pltc.md) — Legendary Creature — Halfling Horror
4. [Gollum, Patient Plotter](/printing/gollum-patient-plotter-ltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Halfling Horror
5. [Ringwraiths](/printing/ringwraiths-ltr.md) — Creature — Wraith Knight
6. [Took Reaper](/printing/took-reaper-ltr.md) — Creature — Halfling Peasant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #231
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Campbell White
- **Total Printings:** 19 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`