Collecting Magic: The Gathering® | The Hobbit™: The Four Most Important Things to Know

This is a story of how a Baggins had an adventure, and found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected. He may have lost the neighbours' respect, but he gained—well, you will see whether he gained anything in the end.

A mark on the door calls for you to embark on an epic journey from The Shire to The Lonely Mountain! Join us as we return to one of fantasy's most beloved realms with Magic: The Gathering® | The Hobbit™! Get ready, because your adventure begins when the set releases on August 14, 2026.

With cards that capture the songs and stories of Middle-earth, artwork that brings beloved characters to life, and Booster Fun treatments that are worthy of a Dwarven treasure trove, this set has something for everyone—even the Dragon Smaug. If you're looking for all the details, we've got you covered. But if you're just looking for the flashiest cards, here are the four most important things to know about collecting Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit.

1. Seek the Gleaming Gold Smaug the Magnificent Headliner

Coated in a dazzling gleaming gold treatment with art carefully illustrated by Ted Nasmith and a frame crafted by our finest Booster Fun designers, this Smaug the Magnificent headliner card is the perfect centerpiece for your hoard of Magic cards. (Just make sure to put it in a sleeve first.)

There will be approximately 500 gleaming gold Smaug the Magnificent headliner cards printed. This version of Smaug the Magnificent appears only in English in Collector Boosters of any language.

2. Embrace Classic Style on Book Cover Cards

Many readers first experienced the story of The Hobbit through a well-loved copy of the novel, complete with nostalgic cover art. We've brought that same aesthetic to this set with book cover cards. Each book cover card features stylized artwork with rules text to match. Whether they're in your deck or displayed among a collection of paperback novels, these cards look right at home alongside the scenes of Middle-earth.

Non-foil and traditional foil book cover cards appear in Play Boosters and Collector Boosters. Surge foil book cover cards appear only in Collector Boosters.

3. Brush Up on Your Dwarvish with Dwarvish Language Cards

Magic cards transliterated into Dwarvish? Now you're speaking our language! Each of the 5 Dwarvish language cards captures a moment from The Hobbit on a famous card from Magic's past. We worked with our team of Middle-earth scholars to faithfully capture the Dwarvish language.

These cards are available only in Collector Boosters and are always in Dwarvish.

4. Return Home with a Treasure Trove of Dragon Hoard Cards

Bring back a treasure from the Dragon's hoard to display on your mantle! Dragon hoard frame cards put famous characters and moments from The Hobbit in a special frame that's inspired by the Dragon Smaug himself.

Non-foil and traditional foil Dragon hoard frame cards appear in Play Boosters and Collector Boosters. Surge foil Dragon hoard frame cards appear only in Collector Boosters.

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Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit releases on August 14, 2026, and is available for preorder now from your local game store, TCGplayer, Amazon, and elsewhere Magic is sold.

Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit Details

Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit Set Code: HOB

Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit Eternal-Legal Set Code: HOC

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.

Website: Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit

Card Image Gallery: Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit

MSRPs for Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit will be set as follows:

• Play Booster: $6.99
• Collector Booster: $37.99
• Bundle: $69.99
• Gift Bundle: $89.99
• Draft Night: $119.99
• Scene Box: $41.99

Important Dates:

• Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit at Gen Con: July 30–August 2, 2026
• Prerelease Events: August 7–13
• MTG Arena Release Date: August 11
• Global Tabletop Release: August 14
• Standard Showdown: August 14–September 24
• Commander Party, Round 1: August 21–27
• Magic Spotlight: The Hobbit in Brisbane: August 28–30
• Gift Bundle Release Date: September 4
• Magic Spotlight: The Hobbit in Dallas: September 4–6
• Magic Presents: Heart of the Mountain: September 4–10
• Commander Party, Round 2: September 18–24

Roads Go Ever on ... To Gen Con!

We just kicked off previews at MagicCon: Amsterdam with some incredibly exciting reveals from Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit, and this storied preview season is just beginning! Check out all of the recently revealed cards in the set's card image gallery. To help prepare you for the quest ahead, we've also put together a guide to the new and returning mechanics in Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit.

Looking to get an early start on your Unexpected Journey? Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit is headed to Gen Con on July 30–August 2! Attendees will be able to join early Prerelease events, meet the designers that brought this set to life, and celebrate all the wonder and whimsy of Bilbo's adventures. And if you aren't able to make it to Gen Con, don't worry. Prerelease events begin at your local game store on August 7. We look forward to seeing you there in your finest Hobbit attire.

Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit releases on August 14, 2026, and is available for preorder now from your local game store, TCGplayer, Amazon, and elsewhere Magic is sold.

The Booster Fun of Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit

The story of Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit continues with a daring trek into the set's Booster Fun treatments. Each treatment captures a different aspect of The Hobbit that readers have come to love, whether that's the characters that have endured for generations or the covers of the novel itself. Let's start at the top of the Dragon's heap of treasure with a look at the headliner card!

Gleaming Gold Smaug the Magnificent

Beneath The Lonely Mountain, the fearsome Dragon Smaug lords over his great hoard of treasure. Bring the most infamous of Middle-earth's Dragons to your collection with this gleaming gold Smaug the Magnificent headliner card. This stunning collectible features a special foil treatment befitting of Dragon Smaug's grandeur.

There will be approximately 500 gleaming gold Smaug the Magnificent headliner cards printed. This version of Smaug the Magnificent appears only in Collector Boosters and is mechanically identical to its other treatments. Gleaming gold versions of Smaug the Magnificent can appear in Collector Boosters of any language, but the card will always be in English.

Middle-earth Classic Artist Cards

In 2023, The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth™ took Magic: The Gathering to one of fantasy's most beloved settings for the first time. To celebrate our return to Middle-earth, we're releasing 40 borderless Middle-earth classic artist cards. Each of these cards was originally part of The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth and fits right in alongside the rest of your Middle-earth collection.

There are 40 mythic rare Middle-earth classic artist cards. Each Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit Play Booster box and Collector Booster box includes a Box Topper that contains 1 traditional foil Middle-earth classic artist card. Non-foil and surge foil Middle-earth classic artist cards appear in Collector Boosters.

Dwarvish Language Cards

We're bringing the Dwarvish language of Middle-earth to a special selection of cards! Our team worked to faithfully transliterate 5 beloved Magic cards into Dwarvish. Wield The Reaver Cleaver as Bolg's scimitar or harness the incredible power of Mox Amber as one of Dragon Smaug's treasures.

There are 5 mythic rare Dwarvish language cards. These cards appear only in Collector Boosters in non-foil and traditional foil and always in Dwarvish.

Book Cover Cards

The Hobbit has inspired generations of fantasy stories and novels, and that's brought us some iconic book covers. We're paying homage to the fantasy genre and its many eye-catching illustrations with these book cover cards. Each card features special artwork and a fantasy-inspired frame.

There are 4 rare and 6 mythic rare book cover cards. Non-foil and traditional foil book cover cards appear in Play Boosters and Collector Boosters. Surge foil book cover cards appear only in Collector Boosters.

Dragon Hoard Frame Cards

Return home with stories of your adventures and keepsakes from the road! Dragon hoard frame cards depict various scenes and stories from The Hobbit in a storybook style. Our artists drew inspiration from idyllic illustrations of Middle-earth, which you can see on The Queen of Dale's gold or the glint of Sting, Bilbo's Sword.

Each Dragon hoard frame card features a special frame inspired by the Dragon Smaug, complete with a missing scale in only the red version of the frame.

There are 6 uncommon, 11 rare, and 8 mythic rare Dragon hoard frame cards. Non-foil and traditional foil Dragon hoard frame cards appear in Play Boosters and Collector Boosters. Surge foil Dragon hoard frame cards appear only in Collector Boosters.

Scene Cards

Some stories are so grand that they take multiple cards to capture in all their glory! Borderless scene cards depict a slice of a larger illustration. Bring them together to complete the artwork. There are two scenes whose cards can be found in Play Boosters and Collector Boosters. The 6-card The Five Armies Clash! scene by Denman Rooke depicts the famous clash at The Lonely Mountain. The 6-card Fight with the Great Goblin by Ted Nasmith scene highlights the bravery and might of Gandalf the Grey.

There are 2 common, 4 uncommon, and 9 rare scene cards that can be found in Play Boosters and Collector Boosters. These cards appear in non-foil and traditional foil in Play Boosters and Collector Boosters.

There are also two Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit Scene Boxes: one depicting a party that has gotten slightly out of hand and another depicting a burglary that has certainly gotten out of hand. Each Scene Box contains 6 traditional foil new-to-Magic borderless scene cards and 6 art cards, allowing you to display the scene while playing with these cards. Non-foil versions of these scene cards appear in Collector Boosters.

Middle-earth Journey Basic Lands

Follow Bilbo and his band of allies across these full-art Middle-earth journey basic lands. Each land features a stunning landscape from The Hobbit, complete with our merry band of adventurers trekking their way across Middle-earth.

Non-foil and traditional foil Middle-earth journey basic lands appear in Play Boosters. Each Collector Booster contains a traditional foil Middle-earth journey basic land.

Seasonal Basic Lands

"Look at last on meadows green" and return to The Shire for some well-deserved rest. Full-art seasonal Hobbit basic lands depict The Shire throughout the seasons. There are 4 different seasonal Hobbit basic lands, each of which is a Plains. Each seasonal Hobbit land represents the peaceful, idyllic life of the Hobbits throughout the seasons. You can almost smell the delicious meals in the summer and hear the crackle of a roaring fireplace in winter.

These lands are only available in Prerelease Packs, Bundles, and Gift Bundles. Each Prerelease Pack contains 4 non-foil seasonal Hobbit basic lands. Each Bundle contains 4 traditional foil seasonal Hobbit basic lands. Each Gift Bundle contains 4 surge foil seasonal Hobbit basic lands. Each of these products includes a copy of each different seasonal Hobbit basic land.

Extended-Art Cards

We're showing off more of the already astonishing artwork from Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit on extended-art rare and mythic rare cards! There are 26 rare and 2 mythic rare extended-art cards from the main set of Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit. Non-foil and traditional foil versions of these extended-art cards appear in Collector Boosters.

Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit Product Details

The main set of Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit includes 60 common, 55 uncommon, 53 rare, and 15 mythic rare cards. There are also 5 common dual lands and 5 default frame basic lands.

Play Boosters

Each Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit Play Booster box contains 30 Play Boosters and 1 Box Topper featuring a traditional foil Middle-earth classic artist card. Each Play Booster contains the following:

• 14 Magic: The Gathering cards
  • 7 Common cards
    • There are 60 common cards from the main set that can be found in these slots.
    • There are 2 scene cards that can be found in these slots (7.8%).
  • 3 Uncommon cards
    • There are 55 uncommon cards from the main set that can be found in these slots.
    • There are 4 scene cards that can be found in these slots (5.5%).
    • There are 6 Dragon hoard cards that can be found in these slots (10.9%).
  • 1 Wildcard of any rarity
    • A common (74.17%), uncommon (3.9%), rare (17.3%), or mythic rare (2.3%) card from the main set
    • A common (less than 1%), uncommon (less than 1%), or rare (less than 1%) HOB scene card
    • An uncommon (less than 1%), rare (less than 1%), or mythic rare (less than 1%) Dragon hoard card
    • A rare (less than 1%) or mythic rare (less than 1%) book cover card
  • 1 Rare or mythic rare card
    • A rare (82.9%) or mythic rare (11.1%) card from the main set
    • A rare scene card (1.8%; does not include rare cards from Scene Boxes)
    • A rare (2.3%) or mythic rare (less than 1%) Dragon hoard card
    • A rare (less than 1%) or mythic rare (less than 1%) book cover card
  • 1 Traditional foil card
    • A common (59.8%), uncommon (29.3%), rare (7.1%), or mythic rare (1%) card from the main set
    • A common (less than 1%), uncommon (less than 1%), or rare (less than 1%) HOB scene card
    • An uncommon (less than 1%), rare (less than 1%), or mythic rare (less than 1%) Dragon hoard card
    • A rare (less than 1%) or mythic rare (less than 1%) book cover card
  • 1 Land card
    • A non-foil (26.7%) or traditional foil (6.7%) default frame basic land
    • A non-foil (13.3%) or traditional foil (3.3%) Middle-earth journey basic land
    • A non-foil (40%) or traditional foil (10%) common dual land
• 1 Non-foil double-sided token

Note: Percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding.

Collector Boosters

Each Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit Collector Booster box contains 12 Collector Boosters and 1 Box Topper featuring a traditional foil Middle-earth classic artist card. Each Collector Booster contains the following:

• 15 Magic: The Gathering cards
  • 5 Traditional foil common cards
    • There are 60 common cards (89.6%) and 5 common dual lands (7.5%) from the main set that can be found in these slots.
    • There are 2 scene cards that can be found in these slots (3%).
  • 4 Foil uncommon cards
    • There are 55 traditional foil uncommon cards from the main set that can be found in these slots (84.6%).
    • There are 4 traditional foil scene cards that can be found in these slots (6.2%).
    • There are 6 traditional foil Dragon hoard cards that can be found in these slots (9.2%).
      • In 1 of 10 Collector Boosters, a surge foil Dragon hoard card appears in this slot.
  • 1 Traditional foil Middle-earth journey basic land
  • 2 Traditional foil rare or mythic rare cards
    • There are 53 rare (87.6%) and 15 mythic rare (12.4%) cards from the main set that can be found in these slots.
  • 2 Non-foil Booster Fun cards
    • A rare HOB scene card (10.1%)
    • A rare HOC scene card (14.2%)
    • A rare (13.1%) or mythic rare (4.5%) Dragon hoard card
    • A rare (4.2%) or mythic rare (3.3%) book cover card
    • A Middle-earth classic artist card (11.9%)
    • A Dwarvish language card (1.5%)
    • A rare (30.9%) or mythic rare (1.2%) extended-art HOB card
    • A mythic rare extended-art HOC card (5.3%)
  • 1 Foil Booster Fun card
    • A traditional foil rare HOB scene card (11.0%)
    • A traditional foil rare (14.3%) or mythic rare (4.9%) Dragon hoard card
    • A surge foil rare (6.5%) or mythic rare (2.4%) Dragon hoard card
    • A traditional foil rare (4.6%) or mythic rare (3.6%) book cover card
    • A surge foil rare (2.4%) or mythic rare (1.8%) book cover card
    • A surge foil Middle-earth classic artist card (11.9%)
    • A traditional foil Dwarvish language card (1.6%)
    • A traditional foil rare (33.8%) or mythic rare (1.3%) extended-art HOB card
    • A gleaming gold Smaug the Magnificent headliner card (approximately 500 copies available)
• 1 Art card (35%) or traditional foil double-sided token (65%)
  • Of the art cards, 1 in 7 are gold stamped with an artist's signature or the Planeswalker symbol.

Note: Percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding.

Box Toppers

Each Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit Box Topper contains 1 traditional foil Middle-earth classic artist card. Each Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit Play Booster box and Collector Booster box includes 1 Box Topper.

Bundles

Each Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit Bundle contains the following:

• 9 Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit Play Boosters
• 4 Traditional foil full-art seasonal Hobbit basic lands
• 15 Traditional foil basic lands
  • Includes 5 full-art Middle-earth journey basic lands
• 15 Non-foil basic lands
  • Includes 5 full-art Middle-earth journey basic lands
• 1 Traditional foil promo card
• 2 Reference cards
• 1 Oversized spindown life counter
• 1 Card-storage box

Gift Bundles

The Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit Gift Bundle releases on September 4, 2026. Each Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit Gift Bundle contains the following:

• 9 Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit Play Boosters
• 1 Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit Collector Booster
• 4 Surge foil full-art seasonal Hobbit basic lands
• 15 Traditional foil basic lands
  • Includes 5 full-art Middle-earth journey basic lands
• 15 Non-foil basic lands
  • Includes 5 full-art Middle-earth journey basic lands
• 4 Surge foil full-art seasonal Hobbit basic lands
• 1 Traditional foil promo card
• 2 Reference cards
• 1 Oversized spindown life counter
• 1 Card-storage box

Draft Night

Each Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit Draft Night contains the following:

• 12 Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit Play Boosters
• 1 Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit Collector Booster
• 90 Non-foil basic lands
• 10 Non-foil double-sided tokens
• 1 Draft insert

Scene Boxes

Each Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit Scene Box contains the following:

• 3 Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit Play Boosters
• 6 Traditional foil borderless scene cards
• 6 Art cards
• 1 Display easel

Prerelease Packs

Each Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit Prerelease Pack contains the following:

• 6 Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit Play Boosters
• 1 Traditional foil rare or mythic rare card
• 4 Non-foil full-art seasonal Hobbit basic lands
• 1 Deck box
• 1 Spindown die

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Go down, down to your local game store and experience Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit alongside your fellow Magic players when the set releases on August 14, 2026! If you want an early bite at this feast of Middle-earth wonders, check out the set's Prerelease events when they kick off on August 7. True adventurers can even journey to Gen Con on July 30 for an early look at the set! You can explore all the recently revealed cards in the Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit Card Image Gallery and learn how to harness the power of a good story with our guide to the set's mechanics.

Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit releases on August 14, 2026, and is available for preorder now from your local game store, TCGplayer, Amazon, and elsewhere Magic is sold.