wotc
Some spells and abilities that cause the Ring to tempt you may require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. The Ring won't tempt you.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #225
Sauron's Ransom
ltr·#225·rare·nonfoil
Illus. Alex Brock
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Jun '23
3 yr ago
Value
$1.61+$0 (+5.2%)
30 days high $0.63 · low $0.50
Volatility · high
TIX0.02 tixEUR€0.58USD$0.61
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #4,960 · Niche pick
Variants
Gameplay
Instant
Choose an opponent. They look at the top four cards of your library and separate them into a face-down pile and a face-up pile. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard. The Ring tempts you.
"He was dear to you, I see. And now he shall endure the slow torment of years."
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 10
wotc
Each player can have only one emblem named The Ring and only one Ring-bearer at a time.
wotc
The Ring can tempt you even if you don't control a creature. In this case, abilities that trigger "whenever the Ring tempts you" will still trigger.
Context
Last observed on Scryfall 16 hours ago at $0.61, up from $0.58 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $0.63 across 39 observations — a volatile band. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from LTR — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
Card #225 of *The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth*, the set that shipped alongside the June 2023 The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth release.
Card type: Instant, color identity black/blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {1}{U}{B} (3 converted).
Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.
EDHrec ranks this card #4,960 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Alex Brock. Rarix catalogs 78 other cards credited to this artist.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Alex Brock
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