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Why Play Sol Ring
Fast mana acceleration defines Sol Ring's power level, providing two colorless mana for just one mana invested. Playing it on turn one gives you access to three mana on turn two, enabling powerful early plays that can snowball into commanding board positions. The artifact shines in any deck that wants to cast expensive spells ahead of schedule or deploy multiple threats in a single turn. Hold it in your opening hand whenever possible, as the early game advantage often determines the pace of the entire match.Format Notes
Commander represents Sol Ring's primary home, where it appears in virtually every deck regardless of colors or strategy due to its universal utility and singleton nature. The card faces bans in Legacy and Vintage restricted lists because fast mana proves too powerful for competitive sixty-card formats. In Commander's more casual environment, the high life totals and multiplayer dynamics provide enough time for opponents to recover from early Sol Ring advantages, making it powerful but not oppressive.Combos & Synergies
Mana rocks like Sol Ring pair excellently with artifact synergies and high-cost threats that benefit from early deployment. Metalworker becomes dramatically more powerful when artifacts like Sol Ring inflate your hand's metalcraft count while providing the mana base to cast expensive artifacts. Urza, Lord High Artificer transforms Sol Ring into both a mana source and a potential threat, while cards like Unwinding Clock can untap Sol Ring multiple times per turn cycle for explosive mana generation.Featured in These Decks
- World Shaper Commander
- Witherbloom Witchcraft Commander
- Wade into Battle Commander
- Wade into Battle Commander
- Virtue and Valor Commander
- Veloci-Ramp-Tor Commander
