also, gandalf had the ring of fire, which explains a lot about his powers, and galadriel had te ring of adamant, which let her realm endure. Elrond had the mightiest of the 3 elven rings, which he used to make rivendell. The dwarf rings used gold and gems to breed more gold and gems, and the rings given the humans were desinged to enslave. Sauron's ring was designed to allow him to see the hearts and minds of the other masters, and thus cotrol them.