Chong and Lily, Nomads is a rare Legendary Creature — Human Bard Ally from TLE (TLE) costing {3}{R}. Current price: $0.33 USD. Legal in Commander.
Chong and Lily, Nomads
Legendary Creature — Human Bard Ally
Card Text
Whenever one or more Bards you control attack, choose one — • Put a lore counter on each of any number of target Sagas you control. • Creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn for each lore counter among Sagas you control.
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Chong and Lily, Nomads is a Legendary Creature — Human Bard Ally card from the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.
Its ability reads: "Whenever one or more Bards you control attack, choose one — • Put a lore counter on each of any number of target Sagas you control. • Creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn for each lore counter among Sagas you control."
Chong and Lily, Nomads has a mana cost of {3}{R}, which equals 4.0 total mana (converted mana cost/mana value).
It requires R mana to cast.
Mana cost is the amount and type of mana required to cast a spell in Magic: The Gathering.
Chong and Lily, Nomads's mana cost of {3}{R} means you need to pay that much mana from your lands or other sources.
Colored symbols (W=White, U=Blue, B=Black, R=Red, G=Green) must be paid with that specific color, while numbers can be paid with any color.
Converted mana cost (now officially called "mana value") is the total amount of mana in a card's mana cost, regardless of color.
Chong and Lily, Nomads has a mana value of 4.0. This is important for effects that care about a spell's total cost, like cascade or cards that say "mana value 3 or less."
Oracle text is the official, current rules text for a Magic card as maintained by Wizards of the Coast. It supersedes any printed text on older cards.
Chong and Lily, Nomads's current oracle text is: "Whenever one or more Bards you control attack, choose one — • Put a lore counter on each of any number of target Sagas you control. • Creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn for each lore counter among Sagas you control."
The current market price for Chong and Lily, Nomads is approximately $0.33 USD on TCGPlayer.
A foil copy costs approximately $0.36 USD.
On Cardmarket (Europe), it's approximately €0.71 EUR.
You can purchase Chong and Lily, Nomads from major MTG retailers including:
- TCGPlayer (USA)
- Card Kingdom (USA)
- Cardmarket (Europe)
Prices vary by condition and printing. Check multiple sellers to find the best price.
Foil cards have a shiny, holographic finish that makes them more collectible. They are functionally identical to normal cards but typically cost more due to their rarity and visual appeal.
Chong and Lily, Nomads normal: $0.33 | foil: $0.36
Format legality information for Chong and Lily, Nomads in Standard is not available.
Standard is a rotating format that only allows cards from the most recent sets.
Format legality information for Chong and Lily, Nomads in Modern is not available.
Modern includes all cards printed in a standard-legal set from 8th Edition forward.
Chong and Lily, Nomads is Legal in Commander (EDH) format.
Commander is a casual multiplayer format where you build a 100-card singleton deck around a legendary creature.
Format legality information for Chong and Lily, Nomads in Pioneer is not available.
Pioneer is a non-rotating format that includes all standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward.
Chong and Lily, Nomads is Legal in Legacy format.
Legacy allows almost all cards ever printed, with a substantial ban list for balance.
Chong and Lily, Nomads is Legal in Vintage format.
Vintage is the most permissive format, allowing almost all cards with only a minimal ban list. Some powerful cards are "Restricted" (limited to 1 copy).
Format legality information for Chong and Lily, Nomads in Pauper is not available.
Pauper only allows cards that have been printed at common rarity in a paper or online set.
Format legality indicates which official MTG formats allow a card to be played:
- Legal: Card is allowed in the format
- Banned: Card is prohibited from play
- Restricted: Limited to 1 copy (Vintage only)
- Not Legal: Card was never part of that format's card pool
Different formats have different banned lists based on power level and game balance.
This printing of Chong and Lily, Nomads is from TLE (TLE), with collector number 113.
Chong and Lily, Nomads may also appear in other MTG sets with different art or special treatments.
Chong and Lily, Nomads is a rare card in TLE.
Card rarity affects both availability and price. From rarest to most common: Mythic Rare → Rare → Uncommon → Common.
Chong and Lily, Nomads was illustrated by Phima.
Magic: The Gathering features artwork from hundreds of talented artists, and many cards have been reprinted with new art over the years.
Chong and Lily, Nomads is a 3/3 creature.
Power (3) determines how much combat damage the creature deals. Toughness (3) determines how much damage it can take before being destroyed.
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