---
name: "There and Back Again"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Enchantment — Saga"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Treasure", "Haste"]
set: "PLTR"
set_name: "Tales of Middle-earth Promos"
collector_number: "151s"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Jarel Threat"
oracle_id: "de4e5120-b958-4dcb-ad78-d0f726b7a881"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/there-and-back-again-pltr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# There and Back Again
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Saga
- **Keywords:** Treasure, Haste

## Oracle Text
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Up to one target creature can't block for as long as you control this Saga. The Ring tempts you.
II — Search your library for a Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
III — Create Smaug, a legendary 6/6 red Dragon creature token with flying, haste, and "When Smaug dies, create fourteen Treasure tokens."

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [The Misty Mountains Cold](/printing/the-misty-mountains-cold-hob.md) — Enchantment — Saga
2. [Smaug the Magnificent](/printing/smaug-the-magnificent-hob.md) — Legendary Creature — Dragon
3. [Smaug, Wicked Worm](/printing/smaug-wicked-worm-hob.md) — Legendary Creature — Dragon
4. [The First Eruption](/printing/the-first-eruption-dom.md) — Enchantment — Saga
5. [Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame](/printing/smaug-the-great-calamity-spew-flame-hob.md) — Legendary Creature — Dragon // Sorcery — Adventure
6. [Smaug the Impenetrable](/printing/smaug-the-impenetrable-hoc.md) — Legendary Creature — Dragon

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tales of Middle-earth Promos (PLTR) #151s
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Jarel Threat
- **Total Printings:** 10 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`