The One Ring

Legendary Artifact

Indestructible (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)

When this enters, if you cast this, you gain protection from everything until your next turn. ((Remember the acronym debt.) You can't be damaged, enchanted, equipped, blocked or targeted by anything. Anything attached to you immediately falls off.)

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.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Freeform	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Historic Brawl	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (48)

JacobAGrossman on Glittering Company

1 month ago

Actually, I see what to do here. Thank you for the suggestion, Knight of Autumn is kind of too good not to include. The fact that it's main use is to destroy something, but its backup abilities are both super relevant with either lifegain or +1/+1 counters is too good not to just use. Not to mention being a creature that costs 3 or less, so it can be substituted in the mainboard.

Despark and now Anguished Unmaking were about exiling a permanent Abrupt Decay couldn't. But not only does that no longer seem necessary, with things like The One RingGC already banned, but I already have other ways to deal with threats or specific things I would need removed. And with Anguished Unmaking already costing 3, I might as well switch that one out for Knight of Autumn.

Great suggestion, thanks!

Crow_Umbra on Should Colored Artifacts be the …

2 months ago

I think having color specific artifacts is fine, and introduces a new means of power regulation for them. Although being colorless is a key feature of their original identity in the game, I think both flavor and "safety valves" for power are both valid reasons to include color when possible.

Being colorless can run the risk of making certain artifacts ubiquitous if they are powerful enough. Looking at The One RingGC as a kind of more recent example, one means of "toning down" this card would have been to include {B} as part of its casting cost. Having Black as part of its casting identity would still be flavorful regarding the greed and corrupting nature of The One Ring.

Another case to look at would be Crucible of Worlds and Conduit of Worlds as more direct side by side comparisons. By making Conduit a Green card (and {1} more expensive), it adds some wiggle room to give it a bit more utility than what Crucible has, but safety valves that additional utility behind a specific color identity, additional mana cost, and conditional sorcery speed activation. Imagine if Conduit was instead colorless and cost {4}, this would give other colors access to the nonland permanent recursion that typically don't have access to it.

legendofa on Is Anyone Else Concerned with …

2 months ago

My first reaction here was the Modern Horizons sets. They were made to shake of the format, and they did that a little too well. Ocelot Pride, Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury, Glaring Fleshraker, and Psychic Frog are some of the newest examples, and they pretty much immediately jumped to to the top of a bunch of different power formats. All of the 60-card eternal formats have key cards that got their first print with the last two years, and bans are happening more often than ever.

The bar is definitely being pushed. I just wish supplemental sets wouldn't push it quite so hard. Orcish BowmastersGC and The One RingGC also need a mention here.

RiotRunner789 on Damn it Patrice!

2 months ago

Recommended cards that aren't black but feel like they should/could be:

The One RingGC: This is black card draw.

Skrelv, Defector Mite: Mostly the phyrexian mana and artwork. Highly useful for the one shot kill.

Suspicious Bookcase: Some of the artwork on this card comes straight from Halloween.

Defiler of Faith: Life as a resource.

Shadowspear: Lore-wise it's a corrupted weapon from the underworld.

Basilisk Collar: Both keywords are common in black.

Blackblade Reforged: Literally a demon's sword.

Nettlecyst: Black token and phyrexian.

Tarrian's Soulcleaver: Graveyard synergy.

Bloodforged Battle-Axe: Mostly artwork/name/flavor.

Grafted Exoskeleton: Black themed downside. Infect in black's wheelhouse.

Bloodthirsty Blade: Blood as a cost.

Blade of the Bloodchief: Death as a benefit.

Quietus Spike: Multiple black creatures have this effect.

Hope that helps.

hootsnag on Varragoth Mono Black Creatueless Combo Win

5 months ago

I have Goblin Cannon also with infinite mana for another win condition. The commander ban list doesn't include The One RingGC that I know of. I normally build a lot of stax pieces but decided for faster win conditions with the commander. I was considering Lake of the Dead and probably Exsanguinate. Buried Ruin won't help much because most of my artifacts are just mana rocks to ramp out the commander faster. The idea is to get Doomsday quickly and just win off that if possible. I don't think Yawgmoth's Will fits here. I'm just trying to combo super fast. If I need a lot from my graveyard, I've probably lost already. I decided to avoid Imp's Mischief also because I'm just going for speed without much defense. The amount of tutors is vital to get exactly the cards I need to go faster. I want to optimize my ramp and make my win condition as fast as possible without using creatures like K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth.

Arch-Angel2006 on Big, Bad and Mad! Rakdos, Lord of Riots [2025]

5 months ago

Been A minute Forgot my password to Archangel200600 so this is my new account I have a few recommendations/questions about some new cards you might like 1st of all how do you feel about the mh3 titans (Emrakul, the World Anew,Kozilek, the Broken Reality,Ulamog, the Defiler) 2nd how about Wandering Archaic  ^Flip as it helps alot for some more protection, and then 3rd how do you feel about some different Rakdos Enablers like Creeping Bloodsucker,Keen Duelist, or Orcish BowmastersGC. For card draw how do you feel about The One RingGC

Voodoo_Gremlin on Djeru and the Three Ugins

6 months ago

CommanderNeyo. Right now I actually have four game changers because Teferi's ProtectionGC was added the the list of Game Changers yesterday. The One RingGC wasn't part of my list because of cost and availability. I'm having trouble keeping my Ugin's in play so I may have to breakdown and get one. My Game Changers would then be Teferi's ProtectionGC, The One RingGC and one other. Enlightened TutorGC will be one of the cuts. Not sure about the other.

CommanderNeyo on Djeru and the Three Ugins

6 months ago

I love it! Did you consider adding The One RingGC as more card draw? I guess that would put you over the (3) gamechangers limit, but I think it is worth considering!