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Since summoning sickness applies to all permanents but affects creatures specifically, yes

Plus, constantly being tempted by the Ring has its own benefits that don't even require any loss of life

An even better spell if you consider decks with damage doubling effects

Sometimes you can fit it in as part of a modal spell, giving you extra room to squeeze in more fun spells

Having absolutely dominated every format it has appeared in, the Ring is not only good in artifact-centric combo decks like the Mystic Forge deck, but also very good in numerous other decks like 4C Control and 8Cast

So, I build in ways to use that mana, whether it's activated abilities of Creatures or Artifacts or X spells to use more mana as the game goes on