The One Ring, The Ruling Ring (1C2)

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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, Isildur's Bane, 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 advantage is that it does so at a lower cost of only one burden per wound; this beats all other versions of the One Ring save The Great Ring and The Ring of Rings. It also confers a mere +1 strength bonus to the Ring-Bearer, which is the lowest of all bonuses except for the Great Ring, and that ring makes up for it with a secondary ability. The problem with this One Ring is its severe lack of versatility and poor statistical bonus. Isildur's Bane might be more dangerous in terms of its conversion ratio, but the player can at least always use it. ATAR can also only be equipped in a skirmish phase, but that One Ring yields +2 vitality and +2 strength when equipped. This One Ring is also controversial because in order for its good wound-to-burden to be useful, your Ring-Bearer has to be losing a lot of skirmishes, which shouldn't be happening anyway (And Mithril Coat means no extra wounds from damage). While this One Ring is not useless, and is particularly effective against The Witch King, Lord of the Nazgul, there should almost always be a rare one ring that would suit your deck better, particularly after set 11, as you then have access to The Ring of Rings if you're worried about burdens.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strong Versus...

• Heavy burden adding
• Swarm decks with frequent Ring-bearer skirmishes.
• Weak Uruks
• Twilight Nazgul

Weak Versus...

• Wounding decks
• Archery decks
• Doorway to Doom and Little Snuffler
• [Isengard] Orcs

Rulings

From the Template:crd 2004 0302.pdf: You may use the special ability of this card in response to a wound placed by The Witch-king, Lord of the Nazgul or Ulaire Enquea, Ringwraith in Twilight.

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. ​