---
name: "The Ring Goes South"
mana_cost: "{3}{G}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "LTR"
set_name: "The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth"
collector_number: "637"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Wangjie Li"
oracle_id: "3d36f0ab-d333-4a08-ad1b-5b7e1ddb647c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-ring-goes-south-ltr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# The Ring Goes South
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{G}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
The Ring tempts you. Then reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal X land cards, where X is the number of legendary creatures you control. Put those land cards onto the battlefield tapped and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ringsight](/printing/ringsight-ltr.md) — Sorcery
2. [Sméagol, Helpful Guide](/printing/sméagol-helpful-guide-ltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Halfling Horror
3. [Circuitous Route](/printing/circuitous-route-grn.md) — Sorcery
4. [Boundless Realms](/printing/boundless-realms-plst.md) — Sorcery
5. [Kamahl's Druidic Vow](/printing/kamahls-druidic-vow-pdom.md) — Legendary Sorcery
6. [Open the Way](/printing/open-the-way-mat.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #637
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Wangjie Li
- **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`