One of if not the best of the cycle in my opinion, this card is quite nice. The ability to regenerate the equipped creature for 
can be a headache for the opponent, especially if you do it to each of your creatures before you attack by moving the equipment around. Since a regeneration shield lasts all turn, you can allow each creature you control to regenerate at least once each turn given sufficient mana. Then either attack or board wipe and laugh.
Additionally, the counters are very synergistic with the regeneration, as you can use the creature in combat. As it gets bigger over time there is less of a likelihood that the opposing creature will survive, thus netting you with card advantage while making your opponent sweat about chump blocking. In fact, i would say this is the only one of the cycle where i would care if they removed the second ability.
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jsttu
(7/6/2012 4:30:55 AM)
I'm so happy that they replaced the Angel's Feather cycle with something actually interesting.
Posted By:
Sorinclex
(7/6/2012 11:21:03 PM)
Use with Vampire Nighthawk!
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SgtSwaggr
(7/5/2012 7:01:17 PM)
When I pulled 4 of the 5 rings in the launch draft, I had to pick which one I wanted to use 'cause there's no way I was able to put all 4 in. I went with this one. Considering I had 3 Deadly Recluses and 2 Sentinal Spiders, I could block all day and not have to worry too much. Plus, Prey Upon became a reliable one-for-one card once this hit the field and was equipped to said spiders.
Posted By:
Bazzoka
(7/14/2012 12:29:37 PM)
I get a +1/+1 counter every turn?
I think my Corpsejack Menace objects to your use of the singular "a"
Posted By:
infinimyr
(11/16/2012 8:30:24 AM)
An Evil Ring that keeps you Immortal? Gee, where have I seen THAT before?
Only EVERYWHERE! xD 3:D
YAY!!!! This is getting SOOO autocarded the heck out of on Gatherer. I predict Most Autocarded Ring in Magic after Sol Ring.
Posted By:
DarthParallax
(7/6/2012 12:29:00 AM)
Buy it now before it's $5 it's just that good.
You put it in any deck and it's awesome. Put it in a deck with black and it's beasting. It's win/win. Combo this with a deck with Duty-Bound Dead to force your opponents to chump block with everything they have and still maintain premier defense (or you could just move around the ring); Eventually, they run out of blockers and you attack them in the face with a 8/8 with +1/+1 from exalted. They target your creature with murder, and you don't have the 2 colorless to regenerate it? Fine, put it on another for 1 colorless you can do this all day. I could see mono-black becoming a thing. I used the white version of this in limited with the same combo with Duty-Bound Dead and it won me games. After seeing this, my mind is blown. Think of the combo potential with Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter.
5/5 They got something right with this. Good work WoTC!
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Posted By:
Ligerman30
(7/13/2012 11:22:18 PM)
Captain Planet = Child of Alara.
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Cyberium
(7/6/2012 8:45:53 PM)
Awesome card! Regeneration is very helpful!
Posted By:
Lotsofpoopy
(9/5/2012 2:29:04 AM)
Probably the best out of the ring cycle. Even if you don't put it on a black creature, regenerate is always useful.
Posted By:
rollinsclone
(8/17/2012 9:43:31 AM)