FOILCheapest priced copy (The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth): $0.49 at Card Kingdom, near mint, their price list as of .
Sharkey, Tyrant of the Shire 
Legendary Creature — Avatar Rogue · 2/4 · Rare · Tales of Middle-earth Promos · #229s
Activated abilities of lands your opponents control can't be activated unless they're mana abilities.
Sharkey has all activated abilities of lands your opponents control except mana abilities.
Mana of any type can be spent to activate Sharkey's abilities.
Legal inCommanderModernLegacyVintage
Not legal inBrawlStandardPioneerPauper
5 printings · $0.49 to $1.49 at Card Kingdom
| Set | Number | Rarity | Card Kingdom | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth | 229 | Rare | $0.49 | $0.49 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth | 373 | Rare | $0.49 | — |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth | 680 | Rare | $1.49 | $0.79 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth | 784 | Rare | — | $0.49 |
| Tales of Middle-earth Promos | 229s | Rare | — | $0.69 |
6 rulings from Wizards of the Coast
- 16 June 2023Sharkey, Tyrant of the Shire's last ability uses a new template indicating that you may spend mana as though it were mana of any type to activate Sharkey, Tyrant of the Shire's abilities. The six types of mana are white, blue, black, red, green, and colorless.
- 16 June 2023Sharkey, Tyrant of the Shire gains only activated abilities, excluding activated mana abilities. It doesn't gain keyword abilities (unless those keyword abilities are activated), triggered abilities, or static abilities.
- 16 June 2023If an activated ability of a land an opponent controls references the card it's printed on by name, treat Sharkey, Tyrant of the Shire's version of that ability as though it referenced Sharkey, Tyrant of the Shire by name instead.
- 16 June 2023Snow mana is not a type of mana. Sharkey, Tyrant of the Shire's last ability won't let you pay a snow cost using mana produced by a nonsnow source.
- 16 June 2023An activated mana ability is one that produces mana as it resolves, not one that costs mana to activate.
- 16 June 2023Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written "[Cost]: [Effect]." Some keywords are activated abilities; they have colons in their reminder text.