Relic of Sauron

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{4} · Artifact
Mythic · The Hobbit Eternal · Art by Warren Mahy

{T}: Add two mana in any combination of {U}, {B}, and/or {R}. {3}, {T}: Draw two cards, then discard a card.

Predicted power

Standard — Eng.NLUsr.—

Pioneer — Eng.NLUsr.—

Modern — Eng.NLUsr.—

Legacy 27 Eng.FUsr.—

Ancient Tomb can deploy it early, but it lacks the immediate lock impact of Trinisphere or protection/card flow of The One Ring.

Best home Ancient Tomb artifact prisonBand speculativeConfidence 57%

Could be wrong if A resilient artifact-ramp shell that specifically values UBR mana and repeated looting could make it a fringe engine.

Pauper — Eng.NLUsr.—

Commander 63 Eng.B-Usr.—

A meaningful upgrade over Commander’s Sphere in UBR decks: it ramps by two and later repeatedly nets a card while filtering.

Best home Grixis artifact or spellslinger decksBand competitiveConfidence 68%

Could be wrong if Four mana and color restriction may leave it behind cheaper rocks in optimized lists despite its strong ceiling.

Limited 52 Eng.CUsr.—

Taking turn four off is costly, but two-mana production and repeatable draw-two-discard-one make it a real slow-deck engine.

Best home Slow UBR deckBand playableConfidence 36%

Could be wrong if Unknown speed, artifact removal, and UBR support could make its no-board-impact turn too punishing.

Grixis mana-and-looting engine

“A slow but potent UBR mana rock whose repeatable card filtering is strongest in multiplayer and slower Limited decks.”

AI prediction made before release — not a measured result. Real performance data replaces this once the set is legal and tournament results come in.

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