the ring tempts you mtg card list // Commander (Sméagol, Helpful Guide) deck // Moxfield — MTG Deck Builder o:"the ring tempts you" ·

While not a great sideboard card against red deck wins despite being a powerful life gain effects it is the perfect kind of card to up the power of your main deck by replacing a weaker card that was mostly there to cover potential life gain needs

And besides, it's the most iconic and resonant expression of the idea

Its in the right colors to produce a lot of mana, and you store up mana between turns

Sapphire is particularly good at ramping up in ink, with cards that let play extra cards into your inkwell

Experienced players will kill them on sight, so youll want to be sure you have other methods for filling your graveyard and reanimating your creatures on standby