Magic: The Gathering · draft_innovation
The One Ring
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #451 · mythic · 2023
Legendary Artifact
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Market reference
$89.44
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 451 / 856
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- mythic
- Illustrator
- Marta Nael
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- borderless
- Security stamp
- triangle
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Promo types
- universesbeyond · boosterfun · bundle
- Printed
- 2023-06-23
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Artifact
Also does
Strategy & play
How The One Ring plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
How to beat The One Ring
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Competitive performance
From real Legacy tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 5% of decks
- 4 copies on average · 3 decks
More by Marta Nael
This card was illustrated by Marta Nael.
About this card
Mana cost: {4}
Type: Legendary Artifact
Indestructible When The One Ring enters, if you cast it, you gain protection from everything until your next turn. At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 1 life for each burden counter on The One Ring. {T}: Put a burden counter on The One Ring, then draw a card for each burden counter on The One Ring.
Keywords: Indestructible
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $89.44 |
| USD (foil) | $91.92 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €71.90 |
| EUR (foil) | €77.82 |
| MTGO tix | 1.36 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my The One Ring is real?
The One Ring is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is The One Ring worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for The One Ring is $89.44; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is The One Ring from?
The One Ring is from the Magic: The Gathering set "The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth" in the draft_innovation series, released in 2023.
What rarity is The One Ring?
The One Ring is a mythic card in the The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth set.
Other The One Ring printings
Same Magic: The Gathering card across other sets and rarities.
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