Update June 30 12pm CT : All MTG Lord of the Ring card prices were updated Update July 6 2:15pm CT: All MTG Lord of the Ring card prices were updated Update Aug
Whether itll establish a real foothold in the Modern metagame remains to be seen, but in the meantime, its great to see a new set inspire such wanton deckbuilding innovation
Many key Legacy lands are on the reserved list, for example, so a Legacy manabase can easily cost more than $2000.) Aware of this history, Wizards played it safe with MM1: conservative print runs, and an MSRP of $7 per pack, in the hopes of making a limited-release reprint set that wouldnt crater existing card prices
Regardless, the ring is overtuned, but I guess thats to be expected given that Wizards of the Coast made a whole marketing campaign around opening it
For starters, there's a whole lot of potential in the card itself, even if you want to just opt for the equally as beautiful, if a little less expensive, Legendary variant (which is valued at just under $6 right now)
We've only enjoyed the presence of Ancient Copper Dragon since its release with Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate, which dropped in 2022