Check out the cards from Tales of Middle-earth making waves in eBay auctions.
Tales of Middle-earth has been a phenomenal success, delighting every type of Magic player. Whether that’s Tolkien fans looking to see their favorite characters on cards, followers of the hunt for the 1/1 One Ring, or collectors looking for the other flashy cards in the set.
And there are plenty of those.
eBay has featured auctions for many of the most sought-after cards in Tales of Middle-earth, so we dug into the listings to find the most exciting sales since the set dropped. With so many cards to open, we’ve narrowed it down to just the cream of the crop, with surge foils, Tolkienized reprints, and metagame changing cards all commanding attention. One card type really stands out though. The serialized Sol Rings.
Sol Ring
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The serialized Sol Rings in the Lord of the Rings set are one of the biggest draws for collectors and Commander players looking for the flashiest cards to play. They’re beautiful, with incredible art and text in the Elven script from Tolkien’s epics.
There are Elven, Dwarven, and Human varieties, each with a different number of copies available. The Elven version is the rarest of the three, with just 300 serialized foil copies available. So far the biggest sale of an Elven Sol Ring went for $6,223 dollars, with number 199 of 300 going from Italy to its new owner.
You can get a copy of your own, but auctions are already well over the price for number 199. If you really can’t wait, you can grab number 101 for $9,999.99. It’s a stunning, and unique card, so it’s no surprise that it commands that kind of price.
The Elven Sol Ring may be the rarest of the bunch, but the Dwarven and Human variants aren’t far behind, with 700 and 900 copies respectively. Going for $1,911, a graded number 90/700 of the Dwarven edition was sold in the US, with many others selling at a similar price.
You can get a copy of your own, with a number available on eBay right now in auction and buy it now listings. The best value we found was for #539, with a price tag of $2,399 or best offer.
Sol Ring
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On the human side of things, #39/900 went for an impressive $1,323. It’s the most common of the serialized foils, but that doesn’t mean it’s exactly easy to find. All of the serialized cards are extremely rare and incredibly valuable, so if you see that little number box on the bottom left of the art… you’ve struck gold.
If you don’t, you can find a copy on eBay, like this one, going for $1,799 or best offer.
Beyond the serialized Sol Rings, there’s plenty more to the set. Non-foil versions of those cards are in packs too, with quite a lot more copies available, though still much fewer than a regular card. The non-foil Elven Sol Ring is the pick of the bunch, going for $1,022.
Then there are the variants of The One Ring. The 1/1 of course, stole the headlines, but there are foil, extended art copies that look absolutely stunning, and they’re selling for quite a lot of cash too.
The Great Henge
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Surge foil reprints of classic cards have really grabbed attention too. One of the most popular is The Party Tree, a LOTR-inspired version of The Great Henge. It showcases a classic moment from the story, Bilbo’s farewell party.
Picking up copies of The Party Tree, Glittering Caves of Aglarond, Minas Morgul, and Balin’s Tomb, will make for some serious bling for decks that play them. These are all reprints of staples in multiple formats – the aforementioned Great Henge, Gemstone Caverns, Cabal Coffers, and Ancient Tomb are just some of the cards reworked into the Tolkien setting, so they’re a dream for players who want to show off their love for the Lord of the Rings series in their Magic decks.
Finally, eBay is a good place to pick up non-English copies of cards from the set, like the constructed all-star Orcish Bowmasters, which is selling for over $100 in Japanese. There are multiple versions of the card, so pick your favorite and grab a copy. The borderless has particularly awesome art, with orcs screaming into battle in a scene reminiscent of the epic battle of Helm’s Deep.
So yes, the 1/1 One Ring has been opened, but there’s still a ton of value in the set. If you’re looking for the high-end cards, eBay has copies of everything but that 1/1 card. For everything else, including a Collector Box where you can open the cards listed in this article, find the set here on TCGplayer!
