Sam's Desperate Rescue

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Sorcery

LTRThe Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth#105common
Foil

"By all the signs, there's a large warrior loose, with an Elf-sword, and an axe as well maybe." Gorbag spat. Sam smiled grimly at this description of himself.

Border
black
Security stamp
triangle
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 10–677
Illustrator
Lixin Yin
Found in
The Lord of the Rings Tales of Middle earth Jumpstart Vol 2 Booster Pack · The Lord of the Rings Tales of Middle earth Draft Booster Pack · 2 more
Printings2
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. The Ring tempts you.

Plays as: Recursion

Market · per finishspark updated 17h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+15.8%
$0.22
$0.01 low-$0.01 gap
Foil-3.2%
$0.30
$0.10 low$0.02 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.22· across 2 printings

Rulings

7 · latest Jun 16, 2023 · one tap opens all
  • WotCJun 16, 2023

    As the Ring tempts you, you get an emblem named The Ring if you don't have one. Then your emblem gains its next ability and you choose a creature you control to become (or remain) your Ring-bearer.

  • WotCJun 16, 2023

    Each player can have only one emblem named The Ring and only one Ring-bearer at a time.

  • WotCJun 16, 2023

    Each time the Ring tempts you, you must choose a creature if you control one.

  • WotCJun 16, 2023

    If the creature you choose as your Ring-bearer was already your Ring-bearer, that still counts as choosing that creature as your Ring-bearer for the purpose of abilities that trigger "whenever you choose a creature as your Ring-bearer" or abilities that care about which creature was chosen as your Ring-bearer.

  • WotCJun 16, 2023

    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.

  • WotCJun 16, 2023

    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.

  • WotCJun 16, 2023

    The Ring gains its abilities in order from top to bottom. Once it gains an ability, it has that ability for the rest of the game.