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It feels like this whole spoiler season, excitement for The Hobbit has been slightly chilled by the looming shadow of The One Ring. Tolkien may have dreamt up Bilbo’s adventures as a lighthearted children’s story, but once you understand the epic events it presages it’s impossible to read with the same innocent whimsy. Likewise, if The Hobbit had been Magic’s …
Magic: the Gathering | The Hobbit releases on August 14th. While this set doesn’t feature any Commander decks but it does feature 63 brand new legendary creatures that you can find in both Play Boosters and Collector Boosters. In this article, I want to take a look at the 5 that I’m most excited to build decks for. BELLADONNA TOOK …
The Hobbit, the smash follow up to Tales of Middle-earth releases August 14, with prereleases running from August 7. It’s time to check out the set and separate the wheat from the chaff with our Commander Set Review. You can find other recent set reviews here: Card Kingdom’s Set Reviews focus on the cards that bring the most value to …
Who’s ready to revisit Middle-earth?! Magic has been there once before with The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth, and now we’re going back again. The Hobbit will launch in a little more than a week, bringing tons of powerful new cards that the Magic community has already been eyeing greedily during spoiler season. But why wait that long? …
For the longest time, white has been a color that felt like it lagged behind the others in terms of card draw and mana production. The white card in a cycle was often a bit of a “dud”, balanced primarily around Limited and sometimes Standard. With The Hobbit, it’s clear to see that those days are now behind us – …
Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit releases on August 14th. In addition to introducing tons of new cards that can be obtained via Play and Collector Boosters, this set also contains what has become a Universes Beyond Tradition – Scene Boxes. In fact, it’s especially appropriate for us to get Scene Boxes from this set, because Lord of the Rings: …
The Hobbit is all set to be a magnificent follow-up to Tales of Middle-earth. It’s a gorgeous Standard-legal set with some really exciting cards to test out. Here are our top-selling The Hobbit cards so far – the spiciest, most powerful, and most in demand cards of the set. HOT REPRINTS AND GORGEOUS TREATMENTS ARE OUR HOBBIT BEST SELLERS We …
Before it established its own original fantasy worlds, Magic: The Gathering was one of many fantasy games to borrow heavily from The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien-esque elves, dwarves and goblins all featured prominently in its early sets, and were among the first creature types to receive dedicated typal support. But where elves and goblins went on to become cornerstones …
Dockside Extortionist was banned in Commander in September 2024. It’s a busted little Magic card, and while many were sad to see it go, it was simply too powerful for the format as written. What would a “fixed” Dockside Extortionist look like, and does The Hobbit’s Dragon’s Desire fit the role? DOCKSIDE EXTORTIONIST Dockside is a two-mana creature that enters and …
Magic: the Gathering | The Hobbit releases on August 14th, 2026 and we are currently in the midst of preview season. The set features tons of amazing new cards and mechanics that bring Tolkien’s iconic 1937 novel to life. However, I’m most excited about a returning mechanic – Amass. This mechanic represents Middle Earth’s seemingly endless Goblin armies. In this …
