[31] [57] Beginning of combat : players may cast spells and activate abilities that may alter the progress of combat

MAGIC MEETS THE LORD OF THE RINGSExperience the beloved story of The Lord of the Rings with the strategic gameplay of Magic: The Gathering, facing off against opponents in thrilling magical battles EPIC MULTIPLAYER BATTLESCommander is a multiplayer way to play Magic, an epic, free-for-all battle full of strategic plays and social intrigue THE HOSTS OF MORDORJoin the hosts of Mordor with a 100-card Blue-Black-Red deck containing 2 Foil Legendary Creature cards and 98 nonfoil cards INTRODUCES 20 COMMANDER CARDSThis deck introduces 20 never-before-seen Commander cards to Magic: The Gathering COLLECT SPECIAL TREATMENT CARDSEach deck comes with a 2-card Collector Booster Sample Pack containing 2 special treatment cards from The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth set, including 1 Rare or Mythic Rare and at least 1 Traditional Foil Riders of Rohan Decklist Commander (1) Creatures (31) Aragorn, King of Gondor Beregond of the Guard Bastion Protector Dearly Departed Frontline Medic Selfless Squire Verge Rangers Weathered Wayfarer Combat Celebrant Flamerush Rider Frontier Warmonger Harsh Mentor Zealous Conscripts Fiend Hunter Palace Jailer Village Bell-Ringer Humble Defector Champions of Minas Tirith Gilraen, Dnedain Protector Grey Host Reinforcements Lossarnach Captain Archivist of Gondor Denethor, Stone Seer Gimli of the Glittering Caves Boromir, Gondor's Hope omer, King of Rohan Faramir, Steward of Gondor Riders of Rohan Erkenbrand, Lord of Westfold Prince Imrahil the Fair Thoden, King of Rohan Instants (4) Unbreakable Formation Path to Exile Swords to Plowshares Lost to Legend Sorceries (8) Increasing Devotion Visions of Glory Earthquake Supreme Verdict Sunset Revelry Call for Aid Forth Eorlingas

Fiend Hunter and Palace Jailer are the clearest examples of solid, budget-friendly removal that's good for flickering, but most of the others aren't great as they're more in the vein of the temporary Banisher Priest
Any base power- or toughness-setting effects that start to apply after the counter is placed on the creature will overwrite the counters effect
Game duration about 50 minutes