Wizards of the Coast is launching a Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth crossover set for Magic: The Gathering, which will feature one card so rare that only one of them will be printed. Yes, you read that right, there will be 1 of these cards in the world, just one.
That card is, of course, The One Ring. We all know the poem and the story
Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
There will be multiple editions of The One Ring card, including a main set version and bundle alt-art and extended art versions, But the true prize is the 1 of One Ring,
“A traditional foil card printed in the Black Speech of Sauron using Tengwar letterforms”
So, if you want to wield the mighty One Ring card, it can only be found in an English-language Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth collector booster pack.
Like all other Universes Beyond cards, the MTG Lord of the Rings set will not be legal in Magic’s Standard format. However, the cards are legal in Modern, and of course Commander.
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle Earth set will also be playable in MTG Arena’s Historic format, as it’s getting a digital release on Arena as an Alchemy set. (It’ll come to Magic Online too.)
There is a lot of LOTR goodness coming, As well as the main Lord of the Rings set, WotC is launching four Commander decks. These will each have a few brand new cards, as well as a whole load of reprints. Then there are two Starter Kit decks, designed to bring new players to the game.
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