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Magic: The Gathering – All New Mechanics and Products Coming with The Hobbit

Magic: The Gathering just revealed a lot of new details about the upcoming The Hobbit set, including its mechanics and full product list.

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The launch of Magic: The Gathering’s The Hobbit set is just a few weeks away and players can now take a closer look at all of the mechanics and products arriving in the upcoming set.

Magic: the Gathering – The Hobbit Products and LEgality Explained

The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth crossover with Magic: The Gathering from a few years ago was incredibly popular, so it’s no surprise that the collectible card game is returning to Tolkien’s universe with this summer’s The Hobbit set.

The upcoming Hobbit-themed set brings back some returning themes and mechanics from the previous Lord of the Rings set, but is also fun of brand-new experiences for players to explore.

For players who are trying to understand when and where they can use The Hobbit cards, here is an explanation of the set’s legality:

Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit (HOB) is legal in all formats.

The Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit Eternal-legal set (HOC) is legal in Commander, Legacy, and Vintage, and individual cards are also legal where already available in other formats.

Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit Play Boosters contain cards from HOB. These cards are playable in Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit Draft and Sealed when opened from Play Boosters.

Like most recent sets, there will be a nice variety of products for players to check out, including the return of Draft Night boxes and Scene Boxes. Here is a........

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