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A powerful new companion card joins the upcoming card decks for Magic: The Gathering.
Unveiled today are several new cards for The Hobbit “Universes Beyond” cards from Magic The Gathering (MTG). And we got an exclusive!
Lord of the Eagles
As you can see on the reveal, this powerful card gathers all your creature power to make spell easier to cast. It includes a direct paraphrase of J.R.R. Tolkien’s own words from The Hobbit published in 1937, “Eagles are not kindly birds. Some are cowardly and cruel. But the ancient race of the northern mountains were the greatest of all birds; they were proud and strong and noble-hearted. They did not love goblins, or fear them. When they took any notice of them at all (which was seldom, for they did not eat such creatures), they swooped on them and drove them shrieking back to their caves, and stopped whatever wickedness they were doing.”
Find more previews of The Hobbit x MTG from various folks around the interwebs here.
The Hobbit Universes Beyond sets release August 2026. Buy them from your local game shop!
Middle-earth is calling once again as Magic: The Gathering returns to the world of Professor J.R.R. Tolkien with the all-new The Hobbit set! Arriving on August 14, this highly anticipated release brings Bilbo Baggins’ unforgettable adventure to the tabletop, giving players and collectors a chance to experience one of fantasy’s greatest stories through Magic’s iconic cards.
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Officially licensed D20 now available from Q Entertainment.
Targeted for TCG players, these new dice sets feature new artwork inspired by The Hobbit movie trilogy from Warner Bros and Peter Jackson. Available now in EU via Q Workshop direct and coming soon to Amazon and local game shops.
Dice Preview
A complete bundle made for playing and collecting!
Inspired by The Hobbit, this premium collectible product line combines cohesive design, clear functionality, and strong tabletop presence. Carefully planned sets also replace tokens and markers with intuitive dice solutions, delivering clarity, order, and
visual consistency across play, display, and retail presentation.
- Cohesive Design System – All products follow a unified visual language inspired by one consistent theme of The Hobbit franchise.
- Gameplay First – Dice replace tokens and markers, improving clarity, speed, and table organization.
- High Perceived Value – Large sets, jumbo elements, and premium finishes support impulse and bundle sales.
- Retail & B2B Ready – Easy to display, visually distinctive, and well-suited for bundles and promotions.
- Officially Licensed – Official Warner Bros license for Q WORKSHOP,
- Produced in Poland, EU, with lifetime warranty.
An exclusive sneak peek at some of the wild new playable cards in The Lord of the Rings x Magic: The Gathering holiday updates, courtesy of Wizards of the Coast. You’ve never seen Magic cards like these!
Announced at MagicCon Vegas this weekend, the hugely successful MTGxLOTR is getting a new creative expansion including these new borderless poster art cards. These playable cards include all the necessary details, from the cost at the top right to the effect description hand written. These new cards will be available randomly in the new Holiday Collector Packs.
We got the opportunity to ask art directors from Magic: The Gathering, Sarah Wassell and MTG Hall of Famer Mike Turian, about these new wild designs.
What inspired this path of creativity in the cards?
Sarah Wassell – “The LOTR poster art style is specific to a style of band poster that emerged during the counter culture movement in the US in the 1960s (Seymour Chwast, Pushpin Studios, etc etc. There was a three book LOTR set published with amazing cover art by Barbara Remington that was a cult hit on US college campuses in the 1960s. This surge of interest fed directly into cultural moments with stadium rock bands referencing Tolkien in their lyrics in the 1970s. It’s incredible, the far-reaching effect of LOTR on fantasy and art and music, and we loved taking the space to honor one of the more surprising areas of Tolkien fandom through these “band posters.” And we love the chance to turn Magic cards with all their rule and mechanics into full poster art—it’s such a mind-bending way to approach a format that is so rigid that the elements can disappear through familiarity. “
These look unlike any other MTGxLOTR cards so far. Are they part of a broader artistic trends you are seeing come up?
Wassell – “Hopefully, the broad trend is that we continue to surprise and delight fans! Our goal for Magic art is to always work from a place of passion for the storytelling and characters and find new ways to visually express the lore of the set through connections to pop culture and all kinds of unexpected, nostalgic, or beloved ways of depicting the Magic sets we love so much.”
What has been the biggest surprise so far since initial release of LOTR?
Mike Turian – “The biggest surprise for me is just how the 1 of 1 Ring took on a life of its own. When we were making the card, that was always the vision behind doing a singular card to celebrate Magic and The Lord of the Rings coming together, we wanted to create something that would capture the imagination of fans and bring a piece of the novel to life. Still though, to see how it really did take off was something spectacular. And then, to actually have it pulled out of a pack, and ultimately end up in the hands of a superstar celebrity musician who loves playing Magic, I can’t imagine a better ending to that story!”
How do you find such creative artists?
Wassell – “We try to stay engaged in what is popular and exciting with fan art and pop art. We research art history and then approach our searches from current working artists who are inspired by exciting moments in art’s past. Mostly, we try to start from the source material of our internal world building team and game designers to amplify the exciting moments in a Magic set through the art that excites and inspires all of us in our day-to-day online and IRL journeys.”
Release Date
The new packs for The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Holiday Edition release November 3. Look for pre-orders through your favorite local game store.