Frodo, Determined Hero
Legendary Creature — Halfling Warrior
Whenever Frodo enters or attacks, you may attach target Equipment you control with mana value 2 or 3 to Frodo.
During your turn, prevent all damage that would be dealt to Frodo.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Tales of Middle-earth Deluxe Commander Kit
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #13737
Frodo, Determined Hero turns every attacking creature into a threat that demands answers — opponents either chump-block repeatedly or take mounting damage from a creature that grows with each quest counter. The cost is real: three mana for a 2/2 means Frodo dies to nearly every early removal spell, and the payoff requires sustained combat to materialize.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Frodo, Determined Hero actually gets to do its job — a 99-card deck built around quest counters, Hobbits, or go-wide aggro gives Frodo a supporting cast and enough redundancy to survive early removal. In Legacy and Vintage, the competition is too fierce and the pace too fast for a three-mana 2/2 with a slow snowball effect to see real play. Oathbreaker is a theoretical fit, though the format's compressed game length cuts against the accumulating-counters game plan.
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Price Context
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Pricing data for Frodo, Determined Hero isn't available in the current feed — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the live number. As a legendary creature from a supplemental Lord of the Rings set with a niche tribal application, expect typical copies to sit in the bulk-to-low-value range unless a dedicated Hobbit strategy pushes demand.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.