---
name: "The Black Gate"
mana_cost: "N/A"
cmc: 0
type_line: "Legendary Land — Gate"
colors: []
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "LTC"
set_name: "Tales of Middle-earth Commander"
collector_number: "160"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Marc Simonetti"
oracle_id: "40eb9904-dea3-47cf-963a-04821f98ba64"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-black-gate-ltc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# The Black Gate
- **Mana Cost:** `N/A` (CMC: 0)
- **Type:** Legendary Land — Gate

## Oracle Text
As The Black Gate enters, you may pay 3 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
{T}: Add {B}.
{1}{B}, {T}: Choose a player with the most life or tied for most life. Target creature can't be blocked by creatures that player controls this turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Black Dragon Gate](/printing/black-dragon-gate-plst.md) — Land — Gate
2. [Gate of the Black Dragon](/printing/gate-of-the-black-dragon-hbg.md) — Land — Swamp Gate
3. [Golgari Guildgate](/printing/golgari-guildgate-dgm.md) — Land — Gate
4. [Rogue's Passage](/printing/rogues-passage-pio.md) — Land
5. [Dread Charge](/printing/dread-charge-por.md) — Sorcery
6. [Neglected Manor](/printing/neglected-manor-dsk.md) — Land

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #160
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Marc Simonetti
- **Total Printings:** 19 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`