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With The Hobbit, Magic: The Gathering Hopes Lightning Can Strike Middle-Earth Twice

May 1, 2026

With The Hobbit, Magic: The Gathering Hopes Lightning Can Strike Middle-Earth Twice

The Lord of the Rings will always hold a place of honor in Magic: The Gathering. At a time when Universes Beyond crossover cards were confined to limited Secret Lair drops like The Walking Dead, or preconstructed Commander decks like Warhammer 40K, The Lord of the Rings introduced the first-ever tentpole Universed Beyond expansion with Tales of Middle-Earth in 2023. Now, Tolkien's high fantasy world is returning to W...

By Jason Fanelli

The Lord of the Rings will always hold a place of honor in Magic: The Gathering. At a time when Universes Beyond crossover cards were confined to limited Secret Lair drops like The Walking Dead, or preconstructed Commander decks like Warhammer 40K, The Lord of the Rings introduced the first-ever tentpole Universed Beyond expansion with Tales of Middle-Earth in 2023. Now, Tolkien's high fantasy world is returning to Wizards of The Coast's tenured trading card game in August with The Hobbit, the prequel story to the LOTR trilogy. After seeing a handful of cards at a pre-MagicCon Las Vegas press preview earlier this week, we suspect Magic's return to Middle-Earth will be as impactful as the first one. ( NOTE: There may be some cards revealed during the Preview Panel that were not shown to press during the press preview. ) Continue Reading at GameSpot

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