MTG The Hobbit (2026): Every Product, Card Treatment, and Release Date You Need to Know

Wizards of the Coast is returning to Middle-earth, going back to the story that started it all. Magic: The Gathering – The Hobbit releases August 14, 2026, bringing Bilbo, Smaug, the dwarves of Erebor, and the full sweep of Tolkien’s beloved novel to the card game. Whether you’re a Commander player, a draft enthusiast, or a die-hard collector chasing the rarest foils, here is everything you need to know.

The Products

Play Booster Box — $6.99 per pack

30 booster packs plus one Box Topper (Middle-earth Classic Artist Card). Each booster: 7 commons, 3 uncommons, 1 wildcard, 1 rare/mythic, 1 traditional foil, 1 land, 1 token. Your go-to for drafting or cracking packs.

Collector Booster Box — $37.99 per pack

12 Collector Boosters plus one Box Topper. Every pack: 5 foil commons, 3 foil uncommons, 1 foil uncommon Booster Fun, 1 foil Journey Land, 2 foil rares/mythics, 2 non-foil Booster Fun, 1 foil Booster Fun rare/mythic, 1 token. The only place to find Dwarven Language Cards and the ultra-rare Gleaming Gold Smaug (~500 copies worldwide).

Bundle — $69.99

9 Play Boosters, 4 traditional foil Seasonal Hobbit Basic Lands (The Shire across Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter), 15 foil basics including 5 Journey Lands, 15 non-foil basics, 1 foil promo, 2 reference cards, 1 spindown, and a storage box.

Gift Bundle — $89.99 (September 4)

Upgrades the Bundle with 1 Collector Booster and swaps in 4 surge foil Seasonal Hobbit Basic Lands instead of traditional foil. Releases September 4 — note the separate date.

Draft Night — $119.99

12 Play Boosters, 1 Collector Booster, 90 non-foil basic lands, 10 tokens, and a draft insert. Everything a table of eight needs, with a Collector Booster for the winner.

Scene Boxes — $41.99 each

Crack the Plates

Treasures of Smaug

Two Scene Boxes: Crack the Plates and Treasures of Smaug. Each has 3 Play Boosters, 6 traditional foil borderless panoramic scene cards, 6 art cards, and a display easel.

Prerelease Pack

Available at your local game store August 7-13. Includes 6 Play Boosters, 1 traditional foil rare/mythic, 4 non-foil Seasonal Hobbit Basic Lands, a deck box, and a spindown die.

Special Card Treatments

• Middle-earth Classic Artist Cards — 40 borderless reprints from Tales of Middle-earth with new artwork. Box Topper in every booster box.
• Dwarven Language Cards — 5 cards in Tolkien’s Dwarvish script. Non-foil and traditional foil. Collector Booster exclusive.
• Book Cover Cards — 10 borderless cards in a fantasy novel cover frame. Play and Collector Boosters.
• Dragon Hoard Frame Cards — 25 cards with a dragon-scale frame; red variant has a missing-scale design. Multiple foil finishes.
• Middle-earth Journey Basic Lands — Full-art landscape basics in traditional foil. Play and Collector Boosters.
• Seasonal Hobbit Basic Lands — The Shire in Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. Exclusive to Prerelease Packs, Bundles, and Gift Bundles.

Key Cards to Watch

The first confirmed cards from MTG The Hobbit, with official preview art.

Smaug, the Magnificent

Chase mythic. Treasure-focused. The Gleaming Gold version has ~500 copies worldwide.

Thorin, Mountain-King

Leader of the Company. Strong Dwarf tribal Commander potential.

Bilbo, Luckwearer

The protagonist — and the Commander Party promo card.

Bilbo, Thief in the Night

Bilbo’s second card — his ring-bearer stealth identity.

The Arkenstone

Half-adventure, half-artifact. Also gets a Book Cover alternate treatment.

My Precious

The Ring’s corrupting pull. Expected to have significant gameplay impact.

An Unexpected Party

Heart of the Mountain event promo — traditional foil, art by Tomas Duchek.

Wood Elves

Standard Showdown promo — traditional foil, art by Ramza Psyru.

Riddles in the Dark

The iconic riddle battle between Bilbo and Gollum under the Misty Mountains.

Box Toppers & Special Treatments

Gleaming Gold Smaug

~500 copies worldwide. The rarest card in the set.

Arkenstone — Book Cover

One of 10 Book Cover cards with a fantasy novel frame.

The One Ring — Box Topper

One of Magic’s most powerful cards returns as a Box Topper.

Tom Bombadil — Box Topper

The endlessly mysterious figure returns as a Box Topper.

Full Event Timeline

Format Legality

HOB is legal in all formats (Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander). HOC is legal in Commander, Legacy, and Vintage only. If you are building Standard decks, confirm the HOB designation before buying in.

Where to Preorder

Preorders live now at your local game store (locator.wizards.com), TCGPlayer, or Amazon. Collector Booster supply will be tight — do not sleep on the preorder.