Last year, American rapper and singer Post Malone dropped $800,000 on a rare Black Lotus card signed by the artist who drew it, making it the most expensive Magic: The Gathering card purchase ever — until now. He may have paid as much as $2 million for The One Ring, a one-of-a-kind card released in June.
According to lore in J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, the One Ring was forged in the fires of Mount Doom for the dreadful sorcerer Sauron. However, through fate or fortune — perhaps both — the trading card embodiment has landed in the hands of an unlikely hero, Mr. Malone.
He purchased the single-print card from TikTok user Brook Trafton, who posted a video on social media Tuesday after finding the card. In the video, which has racked up nearly 4 million views, Trafton's hand shakes as he examines the card. "LOOK WHAT I FOUND! LET'S GOOOO!" Trafton wrote.
