If you've listened to a lot of hip-hop, you'll know what most rappers prefer to spend their money on: cars, clothes, and jewelry. Post Malone, the rapper and songwriter best known for songs like "Sunflower" and "Circles," has all of those things, but he also regularly spends more than most people's yearly salaries on "Magic: The Gathering" cards. Over the past few years, he's become an unlikely figure in the game's community.
With his purchase of the one-of-a-kind The One Ring printing for $2 million dollars, a figure confirmed by a representative of the original owner, Malone has set a record for the most money ever paid for a "Magic" card. He previously held that record after spending $800,000 for a copy of Black Lotus, which until The One Ring was the rarest "Magic" card in existence.
Malone has been known to walk into a game shop and drop the cost of an SUV on some cardboard, and he's even teamed up with Wizards of the Coast to release several Post Malone-themed "Secret Lair" drops, a series of limited-edition alternative art cards featuring cards like Post, Son of Rich — a 2/2 Phyrexian Horror Minion with Lifelink. And, in October 2022, he hosted a game tournament in "Magic the Gathering Arena," the online version of the trading card game.
So, as noted by Polygon, when the original owner of the one-of-a-kind The One Ring pulled it out of a booster pack, it's no wonder Post Malone was the first person who came to mind as a buyer. The seller became an instant millionaire, and Post got a new centerpiece for his extensive "Magic" collection.
