Magic: The Gathering has released an expansion for ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and a special card will be printed only once.
The popular trading card game ‘Magic: The Gathering’ (MTG) has introduced a new expansion. The special edition contains cards based on the LOTR universe and is called ‘The Lord of the Rings: Tales from Middle-earth’.
One of the cards is so special that it will only be printed once.
What kind of card is it? ‘One card to rule them all,’ it says on the game’s website. LOTR enthusiasts will already suspect that the special card can only be the One Ring.
The ring appears in a special edition as a foil card and is named ‘The 1 of 1 Ring.’ It is also assigned the matching serial number 001 of 001. Additionally, the card is illustrated without a border, which also distinguishes it from the other LOTR cards.
As a special detail, the text on the card is not in German or English, but in the ‘black speech of Mordor’ and thus uses Tengwar characters.
How can you get the card? The card will only be printed once and is only found in a single English-speaking ‘The Lord of the Rings: Tales from Middle-earth’ collector’s booster (via magic.wizards.com).
What other LOTR cards are there? Besides the One Ring, the LOTR expansion from MTG features some well-known characters from the universe of the popular franchise. Here’s an overview:
- Frodo, Sauron’s downfall
- Samwise the Brave
- Gollum, relentless schemer
- Gandalf the Grey
- Tom Bombadil
Additionally, there are legendary locations like Mount Doom, the Shire, and the Bridge of Khazad-dûm, as well as a card featuring an iconic scene: ‘You shall not pass.’
What is Magic: The Gathering? Magic: The Gathering is a trading card game created by Richard Garfield in 1993. The game is aimed at fantasy and role-playing fans and is published by Wizards of the Coast.
For the 30th anniversary of the trading card game, Magic: The Gathering received a special edition that includes 60 cards and costs nearly 1,000 euros.
Magic: The Gathering – You have to pay 1,000 € for these 60 cards
