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And doesn't work just once/turn like a lot of recent powerhouses, so you can net loads of copies for free, no tap no mana, nothing else

With instantly recognizable artwork from Douglas Shuler of a powerful Angel holding a sword aloft (unrelated: is that a mullet?), its no surprise to see this card in reasonable condition fetch nearly $700 on the open market

Customers regularly return to order packs for friends after receiving their first single card the quality of the print and the speed of delivery tend to do the convincing

The One Ring can threaten to undo all of your hard work grinding the game to a topdeck war

Today's column (and the one two weeks from now) is the tale of that journey