Aladdin's Ring
Artifact
, 
: This artifact deals 4 damage to any target.
- CMC
- 8
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Arabian Nights
- Price
- $80.02
- EDHREC rank
- #24500
Aladdin's Ring costs eight mana to cast and four more to activate for a single point of damage to any target — the math never works. It's a collector's curiosity, not a playable card.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Aladdin's Ring is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legality is not endorsement. In Commander, eight mana buys you Torment of Hailfire, Finale of Devastation, or a resolved Blightsteel Colossus — not a repeatable ping that costs four additional mana per trigger. Legacy and Vintage move too fast for an eight-mana artifact that does nothing on arrival. The Ring has never seen competitive play in any format, and there is no shell in 2024 that changes that calculus.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
If the appeal is a repeatable colorless damage source, Viridian Longbow or Pathway Arrows slot into the same role at a fraction of the cost and actually pair with creatures to do useful work. Aladdin's Ring doesn't have a functional replacement because no competitive deck is trying to do what it does — the honest upgrade is simply a better eight-drop.
Price Context
Current price
$80.02 premium tier
At $80.02, Aladdin's Ring is priced as an Arabian Nights collectible, not a playable card — the price reflects age and scarcity, full stop. The value is entirely collector-driven, so it holds for players who want the original printing and means nothing to anyone building a functional deck.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.