---
name: "The One Ring"
mana_cost: "{4}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Indestructible"]
set: "LTR"
set_name: "The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth"
collector_number: "748"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Justine Jones"
oracle_id: "3aa83ed2-f48b-4ce6-a614-2c54ddf50538"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-one-ring-ltr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "banned"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# The One Ring
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Artifact
- **Keywords:** Indestructible

## Oracle Text
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.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [A-The One Ring](/printing/a-the-one-ring-ltr.md) — Legendary Artifact
2. [Call of the Ring](/printing/call-of-the-ring-ltr.md) — Enchantment
3. [Bilbo's Ring](/printing/bilbos-ring-hoc.md) — Legendary Artifact — Equipment
4. [Burdened Stoneback](/printing/burdened-stoneback-ecl.md) — Creature — Giant Warrior
5. [One Ring to Rule Them All](/printing/one-ring-to-rule-them-all-pltr.md) — Enchantment — Saga
6. [Oblivion's Hunger](/printing/oblivions-hunger-znr.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #748
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Justine Jones
- **Total Printings:** 29 across all historical editions

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