The One Ring, The Ruling Ring (1C2)

The One Ring, Isildur's Bane (1R1)

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The One Ring, The Ruling Ring (1C2) is a One Ring card from the Fellowship of the Ring set.

EN Nonfoil First Edition EN Foil First Edition DE Nonfoil First Edition DE Foil First Edition FR Nonfoil First Edition FR Foil First Edition IT Nonfoil First Edition IT Foil First Edition ES Nonfoil First Edition ES Foil First Edition PL Nonfoil First Edition PL Foil First Edition PT Nonfoil First Edition PT Foil First Edition ZH Nonfoil First Edition ZH Foil First Edition

Collection Info Title The One Ring Subtitle The Ruling Ring Unique Yes Collectible Yes Notes Version: ****. Set 1 - The Fellowship of the Ring Rarity C - Common Card Number 2 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture The One Ring Side None Card Type The One Ring Game Text Response: If bearer is about to take a wound in a skirmish, he wears The One Ring until the regroup phase. While wearing The One Ring, each time the Ring-bearer is about to take a wound during a skirmish, add a burden instead. Lore “One Ring to rule them all....”

Translations DE - German Card Name Der Eine Ring, der Meisterring Game Text Reaktion: Wenn der Ringträger im Begriff ist, im Kampf eine Wunde zu erleiden, kann er den Ring bis zur Sammelphase benutzen. Solange er den Ring benutzt, erhält der Ringträger für jede Wunde, die ihm im Kampf zugefügt wird, statt dessen 1 Lastmarke. Lore "Ein Ring, sie zu knechten...“ ES - Spanish Card Name El Anillo Único, El Anillo Soberano Game Text Respuesta: Si el portador va a recibir una herida en una escaramuza, se pone El Anillo Único hasta la fase de reagrupación. Mientras lleve El Anillo Único puesto, cada vez que el Portador del Anillo vaya a recibir una herida en una escaramuza, en vez de en vez de eso añade una Carga. Lore “Un Anillo para gobernarlos a todos...” FR - French Card Name L'Anneau Unique, L'Anneau Souverain Game Text Réponse : Si le détenteur est sur le point de se faire blesser en combat, il met l’Anneau Unique jusqu’à la phase de ralliement. Tant qu’il a l’Anneau Unique au doigt, chaque fois que le Porteur de l’Anneau est sur le point de se faire blesser pendant un combat, ajoutez plutôr un point-fardeau. Lore “Un Anneau pour les gouverner tous....” IT - Italian Card Name L'Unico Anello, L'Anello Dominante Game Text Risposta: Se il possessore sta per essere ferito in una schermaglia, indossa L’Unico Anello fino alla fase di raccolta. Finché indossa L’Unico Anello, ogni volta che il Portatore dell’Anello subirebbe una ferita durante una schermaglia, aggiungi invece 1 segnalini fardello. Lore “Un Anello per domarli...” PL - Polish PT - Portuguese ZH - Chinese

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN01S002.0 TLHH ID LOTR01002 GEMP ID 1_2 LOTRO Hex ID 42 24 F4 LOTRO Image ID 01_002

Strategy

The Ruling Ring is the most basic form of The One Ring and has been re-released in every block since the game's inception. Unlike its counterpart in Fellowship Block, The One Ring, Isildur's Bane (1R1) , The Ruling Ring can only be used to absorb wounds during the Skirmish phase, which leaves the Ring-bearer very vulnerable to Archery and Regroup wounding, as well as Maneuver and site wounding later on.

Its main advantage is that it converts wounds to burdens at a lower cost of only 1 burden per wound; this beats all other versions of the One Ring except The One Ring, The Great Ring (19P1) and The One Ring, The Ring of Rings (11R1) . However it does so with the inflexibility of only converting burdens during the Skirmish phase, meaning that wounds from Maneuver, Archery and Regroup actions go unchecked.

The main utility of this One Ring is to act as the Common-rarity baseline against which all other Rings are judged. As it is included in all Starter Decks, it also acts as the default option in most Sealed contexts. In almost all cases where you can do so, you are probably justified using a stronger Ring.

The one exception is in Fellowship Block against a Nazgul-heavy Corruption meta, in which case the raw number of burdens is more important than the vitality and flexibility of The One Ring, Isildur's Bane (1R1) , especially against The Witch-king, Lord of the Nazgul (2R85) .

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strong Versus...

• Corruption
• Swarm decks with frequent Ring-bearer skirmishes.
• Weak Uruks
• Twilight Nazgul

Weak Versus...

• Wounding decks
• Archery decks
• Doorway to Doom (18U134) and Little Snuffler (13U52)
• Isengard Orcs

Rulings

From the Comprehensive Rules:

The One Ring's first paragraph is a special ability, and therefore optional. The second paragraph of game text is not optional, so once The One Ring is "worn", all wounds taken must be "converted" to burdens. When you are about to take a wound and wear The One Ring, you must take a burden (or burdens) for that wound.

- Section_Three:_Individual_Card_Rulings section

From the Comprehensive Rules:

You may use the special ability of this card in response to a wound placed by The Witch-king, Lord of the Nazgul (2R85) or Úlairë Enquëa, Ringwraith in Twilight (2U83) .

- Section_Three:_Individual_Card_Rulings section

Alternate Versions

Portrait	Name	Game Text
	The One Ring, Isildur's Bane (1R1)	Response: If bearer is about to take a wound, he wears The One Ring until the regroup phase. While wearing The One Ring, each time the Ring-bearer is about to take a wound, add two burdens instead.
	The One Ring, Answer To All Riddles (4R1)	While wearing The One Ring, the Ring-bearer is strength +2, and each time he is about to take a wound in a skirmish, add a burden instead. Skirmish: Add a burden to wear The One Ring until the regroup phase.
	The One Ring, The Ruling Ring (4C2)	Response: If bearer is about to take a wound in a skirmish, he wears The One Ring until the regroup phase. While wearing The One Ring, each time the Ring-bearer is about to take a wound during a skirmish, add a burden instead.
	The One Ring, The Ruling Ring (7C1)	Response: If bearer is about to take a wound in a skirmish, he wears The One Ring until the regroup phase. While wearing The One Ring, each time the Ring-bearer is about to take a wound during a skirmish, add a burden instead.
	The One Ring, Such a Weight to Carry (7R2)	Maneuver: Add a burden to wear The One Ring until the regroup phase. While wearing The One Ring, each time the Ring-bearer is about to take a wound, add a burden instead.
	The One Ring, The Binding Ring (9R+1)	Fellowship: Add 2 burdens to play a ring from your draw deck. Maneuver: Exert bearer to wear The One Ring until the regroup phase. While wearing The One Ring, each time the Ring-bearer is about to take a wound, add a burden instead.
	The One Ring, The Ring of Rings (11R1)	Response: If the Ring-bearer is about to take a wound, he or she wears The One Ring until the regroup phase. While the Ring-bearer is wearing The One Ring, each time he or she is about to take a wound, add a burden instead.
	The One Ring, The Ruling Ring (11S2)	Response: If the Ring-bearer is about to take a wound in a skirmish, he or she wears The One Ring until the regroup phase. While the Ring-bearer is wearing The One Ring, each time he or she is about to take a wound in a skirmish, add a burden instead.
	The One Ring, The Ring of Doom (15R1)	While wearing The One Ring, the Ring–bearer gains hunter 3, and each time he or she is about to take a wound in a skirmish, add a burden instead. Skirmish: Add a burden to wear The One Ring until the regroup phase.
	The One Ring, The Ruling Ring (15S2)	Response: If the Ring-bearer is about to take a wound in a skirmish, he or she wears The One Ring until the regroup phase. While the Ring-bearer is wearing The One Ring, each time he or she is about to take a wound in a skirmish, add a burden instead.
	The One Ring, The Great Ring (19P1)	While wearing The One Ring, each time bearer is about to take a wound, add a burden instead. Maneuver: Wear The One Ring until the regroup phase. Skirmish: Add a burden to make the Ring-bearer strength +3. ​