Who Found the One Ring ‘Magic: the Gathering’ X ‘Lord of the Rings’ Card?

Meet the lucky 'Magic: The Gathering' fan who found The One Ring.

The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth is a Magic: The Gathering set based on the beloved J.R.R. Tolkien fantasy novels. The cards feature iconic characters and moments from the book trilogy, along with notable text that may have outed those who only watched the film adaptations.

However, among all the cards in this set, there is one that stands above the rest — “The One Ring.” According to Wizards of the Coast, one fortunate collector had the chance to acquire a truly unique copy of “The One Ring,” written in the Black Speech of Sauron.

It wasn’t long until this rare serialized card, of which no other copies exist, was found, but it took a while for the identity of this lucky person was revealed.

"One ring to rule them all."#MTGxLOTR ‘s ONE ring will be a truly special item in Magic. Found only in English Collector Boosters, see product packaging for details.https://t.co/cMH7KQZcMx pic.twitter.com/Kw91AjoIMg

Since the release of The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth back in June 2023, several individuals claimed to have come across the elusive One Ring. However, a mere seven days after the set’s launch, the card grading company PSA took to Twitter to announce that an authentic copy of “The One Ring” was found, and gave it a Mint grade of 9.

𝙅𝙐𝙎𝙏 𝙂𝙍𝘼𝘿𝙀𝘿The One Ring is found, authenticated, and now rules them all. pic.twitter.com/k4flMy8VXF

For a time, the owner remained anonymous. The only details about this fortunate collector were mentioned in an old Polygon article, revealing that is was “a cousin of a regular customer” who intended to sell it through an attorney at an initial price of $1 million. It was not until the start of August that the identity of the fortunate Magic: The Gathering enthusiast emerged into the public eye.

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Brook Trafton is the person who pulled the one-of-a-kind copy of “The One Ring.” He released a video back in Aug. 1, showing the card without the PSA case. He was clearly shaken the moment he got the card, so it made sense that he didn’t want anyone to know it’s him. Trafton has been playing Magic: The Gathering since he was a kid, and wanted to keep the card to himself. But he knew that selling the card would change his life.

And it did; when he was given the opportunity to sell it to Post Malone.

He and the rapper met up recently to do the exchange, which ended up becoming a very emotional affair. It’s currently unknown for how much the card was sold, but there was speculation that Post Malone paid $2.6 million, making “The One Ring” the most expensive Magic: The Gathering card ever sold.

When I found the One Ring, the first person who came to mind was @Post Malone. I have played MTG since I was a kid and obviously it would be amazing to keep this card. But for a guy like me, being able to sell it is life changing. I just really hoped it would go to someone who would appreciate it as much as I do. This is my dream come true, meeting Post Malone and him buying the One Ring card from me is literally a moment straight out of a fairytale. Post Malone @Magic: The Gathering you have changed my life. Things like this don’t happen to people like me, I guess it’s magic. I am forever grateful 🙏 ✨ #postmalone #onering #oneofone #mtg #magic #mint #psa #card #magicthegathering #lordoftherings #trading #tradingcards #theonering #sauron #collector #edition #one #gandalf #tradingcardgame

Trafton claimed that this meetup with the rapper was like a fairytale, and thanked Magic: the Gathering and Post Malone for the one-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Trafton may have been the owner of “The One Ring” for a short period of time, but he has made MTG history as the one who found the one card to rule them all.