Ring Bearer's Demise: What's Next?

If your ring-bearer dies, you will not have a ring-bearer until the ring tempts you again. The ring emblem, however, will keep its abilities. When the ring tempts you for the next time, you can choose a new creature as the bearer, and the abilities will immediately be applied to the new bearer.

You can choose a new ring-bearer

If your ring bearer is unable to perform their duties on the day of the wedding, you can choose a new ring bearer. Here are some options to consider:

• The Best Man or Maid of Honour: Tradition dictates that the best man holds both wedding rings before the ceremony. However, if you feel more comfortable, you can pass this duty to the maid of honour or another member of the wedding party. They will be standing right by your side during the vows, making the transition seamless.
• The Officiant: As the officiant will be presiding over the ceremony, having them hold the rings ensures their safety and an effortless handoff during the ceremony.
• Close Family Member: You may feel more comfortable entrusting your wedding rings to a close family member, such as your parents or a sibling. If you trust them more than a member of the bridal party or the officiant, this could be a good option.
• A Trusted Adult: If you plan to have a child as the ring bearer, consider having an adult manage the real rings while the child carries a pillow or box with fake rings. This way, you won't have to worry about the child losing or damaging the actual rings.
• The Bride or Groom: In a nondenominational wedding, the bride and groom have more flexibility in customising their processional. One option is for the bride or groom to carry the rings themselves, meeting a trusted person halfway to pass them off before the ceremony.

The ring emblem keeps its abilities

In the game Magic: The Gathering, The Ring emblem is gained when a player is tempted for the first time. The emblem has four abilities that are gained in a specific order:

• Your Ring-bearer is legendary and can't be blocked by creatures with greater power.
• Whenever your Ring-bearer attacks, draw a card, then discard a card.
• Whenever your Ring-bearer becomes blocked by a creature, that creature's controller sacrifices it at the end of combat.
• Whenever your Ring-bearer deals combat damage to a player, each opponent loses 3 life.

Once The Ring emblem has tempted a player four times, it has reached its full power and will not gain any additional abilities. The abilities are not tied to the Ring-bearer creature, so if the Ring-bearer dies or is changed, the abilities of The Ring emblem are retained and immediately start applying to the new Ring-bearer.

You can't destroy the ring emblem

In the game Magic: The Gathering, an emblem is a marker with an ability on it created by Planeswalker cards and when The Ring Tempts You. An emblem is not a card or a token, and it is not a permanent either. It has no characteristics other than the abilities defined by the effect that created it. It has no types, no mana cost, and no colour. Most emblems also have no name.

The Ring Tempts You is a keyword action introduced in The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth. When the ring tempts you, if you don't already have The Ring emblem, you get one. Then the emblem gains its next ability, and you choose a creature you control to become or remain your Ring-bearer.

The Ring emblem is a predefined game object with four abilities that you can unlock. The abilities are:

• Your Ring-bearer is legendary and can't be blocked by creatures with greater power.
• Whenever your Ring-bearer attacks, draw a card, then discard a card.
• Whenever your Ring-bearer becomes blocked by a creature, that creature's controller sacrifices it at the end of combat.
• Whenever your Ring-bearer deals combat damage to a player, each opponent loses 3 life.

The Ring emblem cannot be destroyed as it is not a permanent card. There is no way to reset, regress, or remove the emblem aside from starting a new game.

You can't have multiple ring emblems

In the game Magic: The Gathering, when a card says "The Ring tempts you", this triggers a mechanic tied to an emblem called The Ring. The first time the Ring tempts you during a game, you get an emblem named The Ring. The emblem gains its next ability, and you choose a creature you control to become or remain your Ring-bearer. The Ring-bearer is a new designation; it is not a creature type or an ability. The creature you choose remains your Ring-bearer until you choose another one, it leaves the battlefield, or another player gains control of it. Each player has their own Ring-bearer and their own Ring, and you can never have more than one Ring-bearer.

The Ring emblem has four abilities, which are always active once unlocked and cannot be reset, regressed, or removed. The abilities are gained in order from top to bottom, and they are as follows:

• Your Ring-bearer is legendary and can't be blocked by creatures with greater power.
• Whenever your Ring-bearer attacks, draw a card, then discard a card.
• Whenever your Ring-bearer becomes blocked by a creature, that creature's controller sacrifices it at the end of combat.
• Whenever your Ring-bearer deals combat damage to a player, each opponent loses 3 life.

If your Ring-bearer dies, the Ring emblem keeps its abilities. The next time you are tempted, you can choose a new creature as the bearer, and the abilities will immediately start applying to the new bearer. However, you cannot have multiple Ring emblems.

The ring-bearer is not a creature type

In the card game Magic: The Gathering, "The Ring Tempts You" is a keyword action introduced in The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth. The mechanic is based on the influence of the One Ring on those who possess it in J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings series.

When a player is tempted by the ring, they get an emblem called "The Ring" if they don't already have one. The ring gains abilities each time the player is tempted, up to a maximum of four. The player then chooses a creature they control to become their Ring-bearer, which can change each time the player is tempted.

Importantly, the Ring-bearer is not a creature type or an ability. It is a new and unique designation. The creature chosen to be the Ring-bearer remains so until the player chooses another one, it leaves the battlefield, or another player gains control of it. Each player can only have one Ring-bearer at a time.

If a Ring-bearer dies, the Ring emblem keeps its abilities, and the player can choose a new creature as the bearer. The abilities immediately apply to the new Ring-bearer.

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