Soothing of Sméagol (Foil) (LTR)

Soothing of Sméagol
Casting Cost: {1}{U}
Card Type: Instant

Card Text:
Return target nontoken creature to its owner's hand. The Ring tempts you.

Flavour Text:
Frodo's heart sank. This was too much like trickery, and certainly what he did would seem a treachery to the poor treacherous creature.

Artist: LiXin Yin

Soothing of Sméagol is a blue instant with a casting cost of {1}{U}. This card is primarily a tempo play designed to set back your opponent by returning a target nontoken creature to its owner's hand.

• Return target nontoken creature to its owner's hand: This ability is versatile and can be used both defensively and offensively. Defensively, it can remove a threatening creature from the battlefield, buying you some time. Offensively, it can clear a path for your creatures to attack unblocked.

• The Ring tempts you: This text suggests that the card may have additional synergies or consequences, depending on the mechanics of "The Ring tempts you" within the set or block it belongs to.

The flavour text encapsulates the tension between Frodo and Sméagol/Gollum, adding to the card's thematic resonance. The art by LiXin Yin likely captures the emotional and complex dynamic between these characters.