---
name: "Sauron's Ransom"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "PLTR"
set_name: "Tales of Middle-earth Promos"
collector_number: "225s"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Alex Brock"
oracle_id: "fe04a81b-413c-4bc8-bb83-29978da9a43d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/saurons-ransom-pltr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Sauron's Ransom
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
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."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Riddles in the Dark](/printing/riddles-in-the-dark-hob.md) — Instant
2. [Fortune's Favor](/printing/fortunes-favor-prm.md) — Instant
3. [Rakshasa's Bargain](/printing/rakshasas-bargain-tdm.md) — Instant
4. [Ransack](/printing/ransack-s99.md) — Sorcery
5. [Allure of the Unknown](/printing/allure-of-the-unknown-prm.md) — Sorcery
6. [Gifts Given](/printing/gifts-given-hho.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tales of Middle-earth Promos (PLTR) #225s
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Alex Brock
- **Total Printings:** 16 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`