(Did you know that Renari, Merchant of MarvelsRenari, Merchant of Marvels is the only Background commander that allows you to cast things at instant speed?) Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth is on the horizon, and before they add more colons and subtitles, I wanted to do a deep dive on something fun that can be done with the namesake card, The One RingThe One Ring
It increases the cost of your opponents artifact, instant, and sorcery spells, which stalls fast combo or spell-based decks
You may choose one card from each players hand
Does that card make the less of a social game, does the card discourage creative deck design by being so efficient that it pushes out other cards, and does the card fit into the long-term stability of the format
Ask yourself, What do I want this deck to do