A deceptively powerful card. In many decks this is even better than the moxes.
ratchet1215
★★★☆☆ (3.1/5.0)(5 votes)
I think Vedalken Engineer from Darksteel is one of the best cards in the set, mostly because it takes the Sol Ring formula from "hideously, brokenly powerful" down to merely "way too good." Obviously a fantastic card, possibly more worthy of the Power 9 than Timetwister. Whatever, this is P9 material to me. :)
SlackWareWolf
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(7 votes)
I love this card. It's served me well these past 15 years. I remember when they were a dollar lol.
For the comments about it being the 10th card in the Power9, making it the Power 10, I'm not sure I agree with that, because Library of Alexandria is already at that space :)
Laguz
★★★★☆ (4.4/5.0)(7 votes)
I was the only kid in the neighborhood who had one of these. Chicks dug me.
If anyone doubts its unimaginable usefulness, just remember these five words: four mana on turn two. With a perfect hand you could have 11 mana available on turn three. Power 10 baby.
Arachibutyrophobia
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.8/5.0)(3 votes)
This is the best...uhh...what was the term? Mana fixture? Whatever, I don't need to explain it's sheer awesomeness!
iondragonx
★★★★☆ (4.3/5.0)(3 votes)
I'm sentimental about the days when I played with four of these... =( I used to be happy to bring out two Sol Rings and an Onulet or Yotian Soldier on the 1st turn.
AlphaNumerical
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(2 votes)
Rated higher than the moxes, with good reason.
GainsBanding
★★★☆☆ (4.0/5.0)(10 votes)
Back in my day... we had at least one of these in every deck. It was just a given. We also had to walk to and from school. Uphill. Both ways. In the snow.
immolation
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(2 votes)
Hey.. can anyone give me somewhere to find out what the prices of magic cards are? i'm looking to sell mine.. i can't find a checklist anywhere
kowrip
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0)(5 votes)
The best card outside of the power nine. Virtually every deck gets one of these.
Gaussgoat
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
I always loved this card, lucky enough to still have one or two. Generic, but incredibly useful and pretty awesome if it comes out in the early game.
4.5/5
Kartakass
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
I'd actually agree, if someone would ask me what I consider the 10th piece of power, I would say Sol Ring in a heartbeat. It's the only card outside of the classic power 9 that's in EVERY T1 deck, including mine.
markarmor
★★★☆☆ (3.6/5.0)(4 votes)
In order to justify NOT having this card in your deck, it would have to have no spells with colorless mana. If your deck has spells with colorless mana in the casting cost, you should have this card in it. No exceptions. I don't think it's any more complicated than that.
donjohnson
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Wonderful yet horribly broken card. Even playing with one copy per deck this thing is off the charts.
phantom.lance
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(3 votes)
Sol Ring's getting the From the Vault treatment!! It's going to get reprinted with new artwork! It's also exciting to see how this card's price has always stayed in the affordable range, so even your poor kid on the block can have some vintage mana ramp against power 9 players.
SavooToan
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(3 votes)
Back when i started to play MTG this was a must in almost every deck. Saved my life a couple of times
Kirbster
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(4 votes)
Sol Ring makes more mana than it costs - that's the trick. This is why Sisay's Ring didn't work.
Bursama
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(2 votes)
Sick and uncommon.
doc_han
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(2 votes)
this was uncommon? someone was doing some serious crack over at WotWC awesome card
scumbling1
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
"These are all STRICTLY worse than Sol Ring."
Incorrect use of "strictly worse". Some of the cards you listed produce colored mana, Darksteel Ingot is also indestructable, Mind Stone and Prophetic Prism cantrip, and Everflowing Chalice has charge counters to play around with. While Sol Ring is of course a better card in general, it's not a case of one card being strictly better or worse than the other.
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★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(3 votes)
These are all STRICTLY worse than Sol Ring on the scale of mana advantage.
On the fence about this being P10. Balance Is just ridiculous, and splashable. Having said that, I haven't used my Balance in years(it feels like cheating) and wish like hell I had my Sol Ring back. 5/5
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For the comments about it being the 10th card in the Power9, making it the Power 10, I'm not sure I agree with that, because Library of Alexandria is already at that space :)
If anyone doubts its unimaginable usefulness, just remember these five words: four mana on turn two. With a perfect hand you could have 11 mana available on turn three. Power 10 baby.
4.5/5
Even playing with one copy per deck this thing is off the charts.
someone was doing some serious crack over at WotWC
awesome card
Incorrect use of "strictly worse". Some of the cards you listed produce colored mana, Darksteel Ingot is also indestructable, Mind Stone and Prophetic Prism cantrip, and Everflowing Chalice has charge counters to play around with. While Sol Ring is of course a better card in general, it's not a case of one card being strictly better or worse than the other.
Sisay's Ring
Everflowing Chalice
Dreamstone Hedron
Ur-Golem's Eye
Basalt Monolith
Bloodstone Cameo
Charcoal Diamond
Darksteel Ingot
Grim Monolith
Mana Prism
Mind Stone
Prismatic Lens
Prophetic Prism
Serum Powder
Talisman of Dominance
Talisman of Impulse
Talisman of Indulgence
Talisman of Progress
Talisman of Unity
Mox Diamond
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Chrome Mox
Worn Powerstone
Thran Dynamo