---
name: "Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Wraith Noble"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "LTR"
set_name: "The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth"
collector_number: "293"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Denman Rooke"
oracle_id: "afcb21bb-aeb3-4024-9ce1-68ba7fb64b2d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/witch-king-bringer-of-ruin-ltr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}{B}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Wraith Noble
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/3
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
Whenever Witch-king attacks, defending player sacrifices a creature with the least power among creatures they control.

> *"No living man may hinder me!"*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Witch-king of Angmar](/printing/witch-king-of-angmar-hoc.md) — Legendary Creature — Wraith Noble
2. [Witch-king, Sky Scourge](/printing/witch-king-sky-scourge-ltc.md) — Legendary Creature — Wraith Noble
3. [Woebringer Demon](/printing/woebringer-demon-rvr.md) — Creature — Demon
4. [Archon of Cruelty](/printing/archon-of-cruelty-dsc.md) — Creature — Archon
5. [Malevolent Witchkite](/printing/malevolent-witchkite-woe.md) — Creature — Dragon Warlock
6. [Lord of the Nazgûl](/printing/lord-of-the-nazgûl-ltc.md) — Legendary Creature — Wraith Noble

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #293
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Denman Rooke
- **Total Printings:** 18 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`