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In a recent article on how high-level design choices made for The Hobbit, Mark Rosewater discussed which aspects of The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth were worth carrying over to this new set. There were several mechanical wins deemed “must re-use” for how well they captured the feeling of Tolkien’s world on the tabletop. Others were put in …
Back in February, we contemplated whether The Hobbit would be a decisive set for Universes Beyond when it comes to reprints. Would it deliver on the potential to reprint iconic cards, or drip feed only a few choice pieces? The Debut Panel at MagicCon Amsterdam has put any doubts to bed – The Hobbit is kinda stacked with Tales of …
Magic’s next set release is The Hobbit, which releases on August 14th. This isn’t our first visit to Middle Earth, though. 2023’s Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle Earth brought us lost of awesome cards representing characters, places, and events from J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy masterpiece. It’s no secret that our first visit to Middle Earth featured some incredibly powerful …
There have been virtually no Universes Beyond cards reprinted since Wizards launched the product line in 2020. Coming up on six years later, could the first chance for meaningful reprints be on the horizon? Or will The Hobbit quash hopes of reprints in the foreseeable future? UNIVERSES BEYOND HAS A REPRINT PROBLEM Fifty… Eighty… over One-Hundred dollars. That’s the market …
The 2026 release schedule for Magic was presented at MagicCon Atlanta, and we now know about (most!) of the sets coming out next year. We also got to see some Secret Lair Projects, and the general trajectory of the Magic story. For a recap of everything we know about Magic in 2026, keep scrolling. MAGIC 2026 TIMELINE The first thing …
There’s a new Tales of Middle-earth product coming out this holiday season: the Lord of the Rings Scene Box. Four variants release Nov. 3: Aragorn, Galadriel, Gandalf and the Witch-King. Each box contains six brand-new LOC cards — legal in the Commander format — along with six art cards, a display easel and three set boosters of Tales of Middle-earth. …
Tales of Middle-earth has proven to be a popular set — but could anyone have predicted that so many amazing cards would be so available at such a reasonable budget already? Kristen has some budget tips. Let me break down why you should pick up some of these fantastic budget cards from Tales of Middle-earth. They might not set you …
Tales of Middle-earth proved how well Magic can adapt itself to capture the identity of other blockbuster media products through its design. As with the Warhammer 40,000 Commander decks last year, Wizards of the Coast bet a lot on their ability to draw in new and returning players from among fans of the source material. It’s a confident move; Magic …
Lord of the Rings Tales of Middle-earth hasn’t been around Magic Online for long, but there are already plenty of Modern results to look at from recent challenges and the showcase. The decks we’re looking at today are all from the finals of either kind of event. And while that’s not a direct indicator of how good the decks are, …
Considering how great The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth turned out, you’re likely ready to draft this set “There and Back Again” once you reach the Undying Lands. To do this, the most organic and cost-effective approach may well be to build an LTR set Cube. In case you haven’t heard of a Cube before, it’s a draft …
