lord of the rings commander decks mtg Rankings for All 123 Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Commanders Tolkiens masterpiece The Lord of the Rings:

Land destruction is at its best when you are ahead or when you know your opponents need specific lands to combo like Dark Depths, Urza's lands, or Field of the Dead

Thus, the payoff you can get here is huge, as 4 mana is just such a ridiculous amount of mana to add off one land, even at the cost of a swamp

Slot 12 is a land with a decent chance of being an upgraded like foil or full art

With amazing artwork from Fiona Hsieh as well as the ability to pair with a number of other strong options via its partner ability (five pairings sit above 1,000 decks on EDHREC), its no wonder that this glorious Akita is worth close to $100

Example: Your opponent mulligans on the play, scries to top, and plays a tapped Temple Garden