Sol Ring
Artifact
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- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Dominaria United Commander
- Price
- $1.76
- EDHREC rank
- #1
Sol Ring is an auto-include in Commander — one mana on turn one that immediately produces two, putting you a full turn ahead of anyone who doesn't run it. The only real trade-off is that it paints a target: a Sol Ring into Hullbreaker Horror on curve or a blistering Atarka, World Render attack a turn early tells the table exactly who to slow down.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | banned |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | restricted |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | banned |
Sol Ring is banned in Legacy and Oathbreaker and restricted in Vintage — the same card that's in 90% of Commander decks is considered too powerful to exist freely in every competitive format. The restriction comes down to three things: it costs one mana, it produces two, and it's colorless, meaning any deck in any color combination gets the same unfair acceleration. Commander gives it a pass because the singleton rule and the four-player social contract dilute the consistency advantage — drawing it on turn eight in a 99-card deck still feels fine, and the table has three other players to apply early pressure on anyone who snowballs with it.
Where It Shines
Where the extra mana on turn one matters most
Combos featuring Hullbreaker Horror
Sol Ring into an early coast-clear lets you land Hullbreaker Horror ahead of the curve and start bouncing your own cheap spells to lock opponents out before anyone has the mana to respond.
Combos featuring Teferi, Time Raveler + Displacer Kitten
Sol Ring on turn one lets you hit Teferi, Time Raveler a full turn early, shutting off instant-speed interaction right when opponents least have the mana to fight back.
Big-mana shells like Chatterfang, Squirrel General
Commanders like Chatterfang, Squirrel General want to flood the board fast, and Sol Ring on turn one means your three- and four-drop engine pieces arrive before the table has established any meaningful board presence.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Teferi, Time RavelerDisplacer KittenSol Ring
Infinite card draw; Infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite colorless mana; Near-infinite storm count
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Valley FloodcallerRetraction HelixSol Ring
Infinite storm count; Infinite untap of some creatures you control; Infinite power and toughness for certain creatures until end of turn; Infinite colorless mana
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Scrap TrawlerMyr RetrieverKrark-Clan IronworksSol RingJunk Diver
Infinite blinking of some artifacts; Infinite colorless mana; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite storm count
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Current price
$1.76 cheap tier
At $1.76, Sol Ring sits at the bottom of the price range for cards with this much format impact — it's been printed so many times that supply keeps the cost flat. Buy it without hesitation; there is no budget substitute that does the same job.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.