Sméagol, Helpful Guide
Sméagol, Helpful Guide Price Summary
As of Aug 7, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of Sméagol, Helpful Guide is $0.33 (LTR #231), and the most expensive is $12.52 (LTR #822, Showcase, Surge Foil). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $0.33, down 10.8% over 7 days, down 10.8% over 30 days, down 5.7% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $0.42 (2026).
Sméagol, Helpful Guide Printings & Prices
Sméagol, Helpful Guide has 5 tracked printings across 2 sets, in nonfoil, silver foil, surge foil and foil finishes, including showcase and prerelease treatments.
Sell Sméagol, Helpful Guide: Buylist Offers
Card Kingdom currently pays $6.00 cash for LTR #822 (Surge Foil); the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 50% (wide).
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Retail | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Card Kingdom | LTR #822 | Surge Foil | $6.00 | $11.99 | 50% |
| Card Kingdom | LTR #682 | Silver Foil | $3.00 | $5.99 | 50% |
| CoolStuffInc | LTR #682 | Silver Foil | $2.50 | — | — |
| CoolStuffInc | LTR #682 | Nonfoil | $1.50 | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | LTR #682 | Nonfoil | $0.75 | $3.99 | 81% |
| Card Kingdom | PLTR #231s | Foil | $0.25 | $1.99 | 87% |
| Card Kingdom | LTR #231 | Foil | $0.16 | $0.79 | 80% |
| Card Kingdom | LTR #330 | Nonfoil | $0.09 | $0.59 | 85% |
| Card Kingdom | LTR #330 | Foil | $0.08 | $0.49 | 84% |
| Card Kingdom | LTR #231 | Nonfoil | $0.04 | $0.49 | 92% |
Sméagol, Helpful Guide Rules Text & Legality
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.
Sméagol, Helpful Guide is legal in Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard, Pioneer and Pauper.
Sméagol, Helpful Guide Rulings
- Jun 16, 2023 As the Ring tempts you, you get an emblem named The Ring if you don't have one. Then your emblem gains its next ability and you choose a creature you control to become (or remain) your Ring-bearer.
- Jun 16, 2023 Each player can have only one emblem named The Ring and only one Ring-bearer at a time.
- Jun 16, 2023 Each time the Ring tempts you, you must choose a creature if you control one.
- Jun 16, 2023 If the creature you choose as your Ring-bearer was already your Ring-bearer, that still counts as choosing that creature as your Ring-bearer for the purpose of abilities that trigger "whenever you choose a creature as your Ring-bearer" or abilities that care about which creature was chosen as your Ring-bearer.
- Jun 16, 2023 Sméagol, Helpful Guide doesn't need to have been on the battlefield when the creature died. For example, if a creature dies under your control during combat on your turn and you cast Sméagol, Helpful Guide during your second main phase, its first ability will trigger at the beginning of your end step.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
Sméagol, Helpful Guide has been reprinted 8 times.
| Set | Date | Rarity | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|
| LTR #822 | 2023-06-23 | Rare | Showcase |
| PLTR #231s | 2023-06-23 | Rare | Prerelease |
| LTR #330 | 2023-06-23 | Rare | Showcase |
| LTR #330 | 2023-06-23 | Rare | Showcase |
| LTR #682 | 2023-06-23 | Rare | Showcase |
| LTR #682 | 2023-06-23 | Rare | Showcase |
| LTR #231 | 2023-06-23 | Rare | Standard |
| LTR #231 | 2023-06-23 | Rare | Standard |
LTR #822 
PLTR #231s Sméagol, Helpful Guide in Commander
Sméagol, Helpful Guide is the #6,087 most-played card on EDHREC, down 66 places over the last 30 days.
Sméagol, Helpful Guide FAQ
How much is Sméagol, Helpful Guide worth?
Sméagol, Helpful Guide is worth about $0.33 for its cheapest playable printing as of Aug 7, 2026. Prices range from $0.33 to $12.52 across 5 tracked printings.
Is Sméagol, Helpful Guide legal in Commander?
Yes — Sméagol, Helpful Guide is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Modern and Legacy.
Has Sméagol, Helpful Guide been reprinted?
Yes — Sméagol, Helpful Guide has been reprinted 8 times, with 5 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Sméagol, Helpful Guide cheap?
Sméagol, Helpful Guide trades at about $0.33 — 8 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#6,087 on EDHREC).