The One Ring card image
MTG · The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #748 ·mythic

The One Ring

Raw market price
$0
24-hour change · tracking activates after Phase 5 daily pricing accumulates
PLAY 66 PSA · net +$406 · ROI 54%

Set & era context

Set The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth 853 tracked cards · 1 sealed product
Rank in set by raw price #4 of 853 priced cards
Era Universes Beyond Era since 2022
Era alpha vs S&P 500 TR +47.6 pp Era basket return over the era's full horizon

Grading economics

GRADE
+$311
expected net profit · best grader PSA
Open the full optimizer breakdown →

Population by grader

Hand-curated approximations of public pop data as of 2026-05-04 — refreshed via partner integration.

PSA
Grade 10 216
Grade 9 219
Total 544
Gem rate 39.7%
CGC
Grade 10 33
Grade 9 27
Total 103
Gem rate 32.0%
BGS
No data
SGC
No data
TAG
No data

Price history

Price history materializes as prices_raw_history accumulates.

1 historical observation on file — chart needs at least 2.

Analysis

The One Ring sits in The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth. On the era basket vs S&P 500 picture, this period has returned +39 pp alpha across 19 tracked sealed products, with a basket CAGR of 18.8% against SPXTR's 12.6%.

Current TCGplayer market sits at $1,151. I don't have granular pop or per-grade comps for this card yet, so the grading thesis stays conservative until commercial pop data lands.

Honestly, the call here gets clearer once we have grader-level pop data. Right now the comp tells you what someone paid, not what a graded copy should fetch. Adjacent exposure: Traveling Chocobo, Avatar Aang // Aang, Master of Elements. Both fall in the same era and rarity neighborhood.

Frequently asked questions

Computed from real comps, pop data, era benchmarks, and the grading optimizer. See PSA 10 sold listings on eBay →

What is the current price of The One Ring?
The current raw market price for The One Ring from The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth is $1,151.46. Source: TCGplayer market price via the Scryfall API.
Is The One Ring worth grading?
Yes — the grading optimizer rates this card GRADE. Projected net profit after grading fees, return shipping, and eBay sales fee is +$311 via PSA. Run the per-grade math at cardboardassets.com/tools/grading-optimizer/?card=mtg-ltr-748-the-one-ring.
How has the Universes Beyond Era performed as an investment?
Universes Beyond Era sealed products have outperformed the S&P 500 Total Return by 47.6 percentage points since 2022. Era return: +106.5%. S&P 500 TR over the same period: +58.9%. Full era breakdown at cardboardassets.com/eras/mtg-universes-beyond/.
Where does The One Ring rank in The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth?
The One Ring ranks #4 of 853 tracked cards in The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth by raw price. Browse the full set with movers, grading opportunities, and era benchmark at cardboardassets.com/sets/mtg/ltr/.
Where can I buy The One Ring?
TCGplayer is the highest-liquidity raw-card marketplace — direct link to The One Ring #748 on TCGplayer. eBay sold-listings filter shows real recent transaction prices (asking prices alone are noise). Both options linked from the card page.