"At $2 million, the “One Ring” would be the first seven-figure “Magic” card; the record for a baseball card sold at auction is more than $12 million.
"The odds of finding the card in a pack were low—below 0.00003%, according to Hasbro. Still, the novelty, rarity and perceived value drove interest, attracting "Magic" diehards and novices alike. Now, with the card found, dealers may see sales of unopened packs lose steam.
@sfleetucker crap, took a screenshot of the Wizards' post with the full inscription. Unfortunately, I'll need someone fluent in Elvish to crack it.
@Smersh It's elvish script but the black speech of Modor.
Ash nazg durbatulûk,
ash nazg gimbatul,
ash nazg thrakatulûk,
agh burzum-ishi krimpatul
On a guess, the top says "The One Ring," the middle text says it's a Legendary Artifact (or a Unique Artifact).
And the text block is the One Ring poem that was inscribed on the ring.
Edit: In the Black Speech but Elven letters, as Gandalf (appropriately) points out.
@Tarnagh can you tap it and what happens if you do?
Cumulative upkeep.
ETA: Seriously though, aside from being cool, what *does* it do?
@Tarnagh I like! Not enough to pay $2M but I like how they've worked it into the mechanics.
I'm feeling low-key smug that I got the "interpretation" correct. Also that it technically does have cumulative upkeep before I found it to see what it does.
I like the mechanics for it as well. It'd be interesting to see how it plays with the rest of the deck. Like ... do you have to have Frodo in order to use it? Can it be just an artifact in play without being attached to one of the character cards?
@Tarnagh there were at least 3 that carried the ring in Middle Earth so I doubt it's character locked.
Good point.
It'd still be funny if you had to have Gollum, Sam, Frodo, or Sauron in order to put it out though.
And by "funny" I mean incredibly frustrating since I'm willing to bet some of those aren't going to be common cards.
@Tarnagh ... does MTG have licensed character cards now?
I enjoyed their crazy, WotC stylized character types that were quasi unique.
Took me a second to see MTG as Magic The Gathering. #semipolitics
We're not going to let them take dressing sharply, high & tight haircuts nor MTG! @Tarnagh
FWIW, I'm loving this conversation because it's the first time in years that my brain is properly interpreting MTG.
Instead of that ... other thing. I'm mad about that biznitch co-opting something I enjoy like that.
I haven't really been following it although I did see some kerfuffle from the Basement Dwelling Neckbeard Contingent over "Black Aragorn."
So ... I think they've got licensed character cards, if he's one of them?
No. They made him black. the BDNC are big mad about that.
@Tarnagh @sfleetucker 🤷♂️
Dude spent all day rangin'. Unless UV rays didn't exist in Middle Earth, it tracks.
What a bunch of nerds.
@Smersh Yeah, but what happens to the bearer????