<a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The One Ring|LTR|451" href="#" target="_blank">The One Ring</a> | Art by <a href="https://scryfall.com/search?q=a%3A%E2%80%9CMarta+Nael%E2%80%9D&amp;unique=art" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Marta Nael</a>
On Friday, May 1st, Wizards of the Coast previewed a large number of cards from various upcoming Magic: The Gathering sets. Among them was The Hobbit, which includes multiple box toppers. One such topper is <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The One Ring" href="#" target="_blank">The One Ring</a>, the most sought-after card in Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth.
However, many keen-eyed players noticed that something appeared off about <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The One Ring|HOC|44" href="#" target="_blank">The One Ring</a>'s art. As it turns out, credited artist Dan Frazier used Marta Nael's Bundle promo rendition of the card as a reference for his iteration. Late on the evening of Saturday, May 2nd, Wizards of the Coast and Dan Frazier released joint statements on their social media platforms.
<h2>Wizards of the Coast's Joint Statement Regarding <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The One Ring|HOC|44" href="#" target="_blank">The One Ring</a></h2>
At the late hour of 7:00 PM Eastern Time, in the midst of MagicCon Las Vegas 2026's 4:00 PM, Wizards of the Coast released the following statement alongside Dan Frazier. In it, both parties apologized for missing the mark on properly vetting Frazier's art references:
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A message from Dan Frazier and Wizards of the Coast:
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While the above post on BlueSky didn't use alt text to offer the text for the visually-impaired, we do have alt text courtesy of one user on the platform:
<blockquote>A message from Dan Frazier and Wizards of the Coast:
Recently, fans noted the similarities between The One Ring by Marta Nael, and the newly released image of The One Ring by Dan Frazier. Those similarities are not coincidental, unfortunately.
From Dan,
I made a mistake, and I feel awful. I especially feel for Marta, whose work I adore. In trying to create an iconic version of The One Ring, while looking at references online, I ended up using Marta's Ring as a reference and painted over it to try to depict the item fans hold dear to their hearts. In doing so, I didn't make it my own. I'm reaching out to Marta privately to apologize artist to artist. I love creating art for Magic, I've loved being a part of this artist community for more than 30 years, and I'm sorry I've let my fans down.
Sincerely,
Dan Frazier
From Wizards of the Coast,
Dan Frazier is a titan of the art industry and of Magic: The Gathering. He has created so many iconic pieces of art for the game that he will forever be a part of our game, and we value his contributions tremendously. With that in mind, we're disappointed our review process didn't catch the issue. Like Dan, we have already reached out to apologize to Marta Nael for not catching the use of her art in this piece.
None of this was intentional, but we're going to make it right as much as we can.
On digital versions of the card, we will credit both Dan Frazier and Marta Nael.
We will also make sure Marta is compensated for her work here.
This is a good moment to recognize that we are all humans who make mistakes.
Dan made a mistake. We made mistakes in our process to not catch the error.
We don't condone or accept either, but we still value Dan and his contributions and are grateful for his place in the game.
Thank you to the eagle-eyed fans who noticed this, and for all of you for being strong advocates for amazing art and artists.
Sincerely,
All of us at Wizards of the Coast</blockquote>
At this time, a statement by Marta Nael is yet to be released.
<h2>Conclusion</h2>
At the risk of editorializing this news piece, I will say that this series of statements is, at the very least, a good way to segue into closer examinations of, and further discussions about, the issues that led up to this mistake.
And now, let me open the floor to you, dear readers. How does this issue with The Hobbit's iteration of The One Ring affect your morale regarding the set? Will you be buying more or less of the product as a result of it? Alternatively, will you be buying Dan Frazier's version of the card, which will be circulating with the other Box Toppers? Or will you buy another copy, namely Marta Nael's Bundle promo? Let us know in the comments below.

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MagicCon Atlanta's only three weeks away, and for many heading to the Peach State for a weekend of Magic: The Gathering goodness, prep for the event will include scanning through their Commander decks for cards illustrated by the several dozen artists who'll be in attendance.
Back to help out in that regard is Archidekt's "<a href="https://archidekt.com/magiccon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Artist Finder</a>" feature, a tool that's proven invaluable to signature seekers ready to bling out their favorite decks.
As of this writing, there are 63 artists scheduled to be tabling at MagicCon Atlanta later this month, so Archidekt's Artist Finder will help attendees avoid spending valuable time digging through card databases.
<h2>How to Use the Archidekt Artist Finder</h2>
All you have to do is head over to <a href="https://archidekt.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Archidekt</a>, choose your deck from the drop-down menu or import a text list, and the site will tell you instantly which cards in your deck were illustrated by artists who'll be attending MagicCon Atlanta.
Signing into the site isn't even required; you can easily paste in an export from another site to import into the program. But if you're signed in and have decks logged on the site, it's as easy as selecting each list from a drop-down menu.
<a href="https://cloudflare.edhrec.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/mcatlantaartfinder1.png"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-163853 aligncenter" src="https://cloudflare.edhrec.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/mcatlantaartfinder1.png" alt="Archidekt Art Finder example 1" width="635" height="870" srcset="https://cloudflare.edhrec.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/mcatlantaartfinder1.png 635w, https://cloudflare.edhrec.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/mcatlantaartfinder1-219x300.png 219w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px" /></a>
And if you'd rather see entire catalogs of each artist's work, you can do that, too.
<a href="https://cloudflare.edhrec.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Recording-2025-09-03-155614.mp4" target="_blank">See Artist Finder in action</a>
Just navigate to the Artist Finder page, scroll down, and click "View artist's cards" for a convenient, ready-made syntax search revealing every card by each artist.
And while you're there, if you see a card that strikes your fancy, you can add it to one of your existing decks with the click of a button.
<h2>The Art of Archidekt</h2>
According to Archidekt Co-founder and Lead Software Engineer Michael Drewitt, this feature is something that's been requested here and there over the years, and when the site implemented it leading up to MagicCon Vegas earlier this year, he was pleased with how frequently it was used.
Something like the Art Finder is of special interest to the site's developers. For Drewitt, the art of Magic can be just as important as the mechanics. "There are pieces that speak to me more than others. Personally I think of myself as much more of a treatment kind of guy than an art kind of guy," he said. "I like shiny things, fancy borders, and cool foiling effects, but if it was just a shiny piece of cardboard with no art on it that wouldn't really do it for me either."
Visitors to the Art of Magic section of MagicCon Atlanta will have the opportunity to simply scan a QR code printed on Archidekt banners throughout the area, making use of the Art Finder as easy as can be.
<div id="attachment_163858" style="width: 1210px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://cloudflare.edhrec.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/archidudes-BA3ja1kd.jpeg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-163858" class="wp-image-163858 size-full" src="https://cloudflare.edhrec.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/archidudes-BA3ja1kd.jpeg" alt="" width="1200" height="857" srcset="https://cloudflare.edhrec.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/archidudes-BA3ja1kd.jpeg 1200w, https://cloudflare.edhrec.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/archidudes-BA3ja1kd-300x214.jpeg 300w, https://cloudflare.edhrec.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/archidudes-BA3ja1kd-1024x731.jpeg 1024w, https://cloudflare.edhrec.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/archidudes-BA3ja1kd-768x548.jpeg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></a>The core Archidekt team of (from left) Michael Drewitt, Jeremy Cassidy, and Andy Cassidy show off the Archidekt banner on display at MagicCon Vegas earlier this year.</div>

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