Last updated on May 14, 2026 Stoic Builder | Illustration by Howard Lyon Building an EDH deck used to be as simple as picking a theme and scouring Gatherer for cards that might work
While I dont run The One Ring in this deck, I did make sure Im running some legendary artifacts so that I can potentially activate the last ability of Mount Doom to destroy all creatures but twosay, Sauron and a huge Orc Army
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earthStarter Kit contains 2 ready-to-play 60-card decks (Lands included), 4 double-sided tokens (2 with each deck), 2 deck boxes, 1 how-to-play guide booklet, 2 double-sided reference cards (Turn Order/Attacking & Blocking), and 2 code cards for two people to unlock both decks and play online in Magic: The Gathering Arena, a digital platform available on desktop and on the mobile app
The first fights (kills) as many creatures as it can upon entering the battlefield
As with its fellow swords, Sword of Fire and Ice can be made even deadlier if you can get it on something with double strike