Shire Shirriff (LTR)

Shire Shirriff
Casting Cost: {1}{W}
Card Type: Creature - Halfling Soldier
Power/Toughness: 2/2
Card Text:
When Shire Shirriff enters the battlefield, you may sacrifice a token. When you do, exile target creature an opponent controls until Shire Shirriff leaves the battlefield.
Flavour Text:
"You're arrested for Gate-breaking, and Tearing up of Rules, and Trespassing, and Bribing Guards with Food."
Artist: Craig J Spearing

Shire Shirriff is a Halfling Soldier creature card with the following attributes:

• Casting Cost: {1}{W}, which means it costs one generic mana and one white mana to cast.

• Power/Toughness: It has a power of 2 and a toughness of 2, which indicates it can deal 2 damage in combat and withstand 2 damage before being destroyed.

• Card Text: When Shire Shirriff enters the battlefield, you have the option to sacrifice a token as part of its ability. If you choose to do so, you can exile (remove from the game) target creature an opponent controls. This exiled creature remains in exile until Shire Shirriff leaves the battlefield. This ability represents the Shirriff's authority to arrest and detain wrongdoers in the Shire.

• Flavour Text: This text provides thematic context and flavor to the card, describing the actions and charges associated with the Shire Shirriff's duties. It reflects the whimsical and community-centered nature of the Hobbits in J.R.R. Tolkien's world.

• Artist: The card's artwork is credited to Craig J Spearing.

"Shire Shirriff" showcases the unique aspects of Hobbit society in Tolkien's Middle-earth, where community values, rules, and, in this case, law enforcement, are expressed in the form of a Magic card.