First printed in The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (2023)
All 5 prints
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The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #676, 2023
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The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #782, 2023
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The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #225, 2023
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The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #371, 2023
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Tales of Middle-earth Promos (PLTR) #225s, 2023
Sauron's Ransom 
Instant
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.
In the last 30 days 0.1% of Legacy decks played it (1 of 1071). Most played in Dimir Midrange. In the last 30 days 12.5% of Duel Commander decks played it (10 of 80). Most played in WUB (unclassified).
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR), Premier Draft | 59.9% | +4.4 | +7.7 | 13975 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR), Sealed | 59.6% | +2.9 | +6.5 | 545 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen
Staple
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Duel Commander staples:
main deck, 5% of decks (#406)
Multicolor, Instants
Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.
Legality
Constructed
- Standard Not legal
- Pioneer Not legal
- Modern Legal
- Legacy Legal
- Vintage Legal
- Pauper Not legal
- Future Standard Not legal
- Historic Legal
- Timeless Legal
- Alchemy Not legal
- Penny Dreadful Legal
- Premodern Not legal
- Old School 93/94 Not legal
Singleton
- Gladiator Legal
Commander formats
- Commander Legal
- Duel Commander Legal
- Pauper Commander Not legal
- PreDH Not legal
- Tiny Leaders Legal
- Oathbreaker Legal
- Brawl Legal
- Standard Brawl Not legal
- Competitive Brawl Legal
