The Ring Goes South (LTR)

The Ring Goes South
Casting Cost: {3}{G}
Card Type: Sorcery
Card Text:
The Ring tempts you. Then reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal X land cards, where X is the number of legendary creatures you control. Put the lands onto the battlefield tapped and the rest of the revealed cards under your library in a random order.
Artist: Wangjie Li

Card Strengths and Weaknesses:

• Strengths:
  • Potential to ramp significantly if you control multiple legendary creatures.
  • Works well in decks built around legendary creatures, giving them an additional advantage.
  • Bypasses the drawback of putting lands into your hand by placing them directly onto the battlefield.
• Weaknesses:
  • Requires you to control legendary creatures to maximize its effectiveness.
  • As a sorcery, it doesn't have the surprise factor that an instant would offer.
  • The "Ring tempts you" effect (which is not fully described here but presumably has some downside) could also be a potential drawback depending on the context.

Deck Utility:

• Legendary Tribal: This card seems like an obvious fit in a deck designed to exploit the synergies between legendary creatures.

• Green Ramp: Can be a potent ramp spell in a deck that already wants to play a high density of legendary creatures.

• Commander: Given the natural propensity for Commander decks to include a variety of legendary creatures, this card could perform exceptionally well in that format.

• High-variance Decks: If your deck likes to gamble or manipulate the top of its library, this card might find a home there.

The Ring Goes South offers substantial ramping potential but with conditions that encourage a specific deckbuilding direction, focusing on legendary creatures. It's a card that could prove very powerful in the right context, offering the chance for explosive turns in decks that meet its conditions.