---
name: "Soothing of Sméagol"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "LTR"
set_name: "The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth"
collector_number: "70"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Lixin Yin"
oracle_id: "35a17b42-9d3f-49ef-8218-2780c5ef5f08"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/soothing-of-sméagol-ltr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Soothing of Sméagol
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Return target nontoken creature to its owner's hand. The Ring tempts you.

> *Frodo sentiu um aperto no coração. Parecia demais um truque sujo, e com certeza o que ele fizera pareceria traição à pobre criatura traidora.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Unsummon](/printing/unsummon-2ed.md) — Instant
2. [Symbol of Unsummoning](/printing/symbol-of-unsummoning-por.md) — Sorcery
3. [Drown in Shapelessness](/printing/drown-in-shapelessness-pz2.md) — Instant
4. [Sweep Away](/printing/sweep-away-ogw.md) — Instant
5. [Repulse](/printing/repulse-wc02.md) — Instant
6. [Call to Heel](/printing/call-to-heel-ala.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #70
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Lixin Yin
- **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`