Here's How The Ring Tempts You In The Magic: The Gathering's Lord Of The Rings Expansion

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Back in March, Magic: The Gathering players got their first look at cards from the upcoming Lord Of The Rings: Tales Of Middle-Earth expansion. Along with familiar faces like Frodo, Gandalf, and more, some of the cards revealed featured a phrase alluding to a new and unique mechanic: «The Ring Tempts You.»

With Magic-Con Minneapolis beginning today, we have the exclusive reveal of this new mechanic, as well as two brand-new card reveals centered around the mechanic and how it can provide even more benefits outside of its core uses.

One thing to note, before we begin, is that this is not pertaining the card called «The One Ring.» That's a standalone Legendary Artifact card with its own abilities--and an one-of-a-kind serialized version coming out with the set. This mechanic revolves around an emblem that boosts a creature's abilities, and it is triggered with specific card text.

Whenever a player uses a card that includes the phrase «the Ring tempts you,» that player immediately places The Ring emblem (above) into play. The emblem contains four abilities, which are listed below:

When the Ring emblem comes into play, if the player controlling it also controls one or more creatures, they must select one of their creatures to be the Ring-bearer and attach the emblem to that creature. The designated creature then gains the abilities listed on The Ring emblem based on how many times the Ring has tempted the player during the game.

For example: if you attach The Ring to a creature the first time you've been tempted, only the first ability, «Your Ring-bearer is legendary and can't be blocked with creatures with greater power,» goes into effect. If it's the second time the player has been tempted, the designated creature will