MTG The Hobbit: Every Card Revealed So Far (Smaug, Thorin & More)

MTG The Hobbit releases August 14, 2026, and preview season is already underway — 15 cards are officially spoiled on Scryfall as of late June. Here’s what’s actually been revealed so far, with real oracle text, not speculation.

The Headliner: Smaug, the Magnificent

Flying, haste. Whenever Smaug attacks, he deals damage equal to the number of Treasures you control to any target. At the beginning of your upkeep, create a Treasure token.

This is the set’s chase card, and it earns the spot mechanically as well as visually — a self-sufficient Treasure engine that turns every Treasure you’ve accumulated into a direct damage source the moment Smaug swings. Wizards is printing a Gleaming Gold foil treatment of Smaug — a special foil meant to look like an actual golden artifact from Middle-earth — in a run of approximately 500 copies worldwide, available only in Collector Boosters. That kind of scarcity on a card this strong is exactly the recipe that made cards like The One Ring a long-term chase.

Thorin, Mountain-king

{3}{R}, Trample. When Thorin enters, attach any number of target Equipment you control to target creature you control. When one or more Equipment become attached to that creature this way, that creature deals damage equal to its power to up to one target creature.

A genuine Equipment payoff — Thorin attaches your whole Equipment suite for free on entry and turns that attachment into removal. If you already have any Equipment-matters deck running, this is a clean, efficient include the moment it’s legal.

Riddles in the Dark

{2}{U}. Look at the top four cards of your library and separate them into a face-down pile and a face-up pile. An opponent chooses one of the piles. Put that pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.

A flavor-perfect riddle-contest mechanic — you control the split, but your opponent picks which pile you keep. Genuinely clever design that rewards building your deck so that both piles are good for you no matter which one your opponent leaves you.

Tom, Bert, and William

{3}{B}{G}. {1}, Sacrifice another creature: Draw cards equal to the sacrificed creature’s power, then discard a card. When Tom, Bert, and William die, if they were a creature, return them to the battlefield as an artifact (no longer a creature).

The set’s trio of trolls turned into a real sacrifice-and-recursion payoff — it survives its own death by turning into an artifact, so removal that kills it once doesn’t actually get rid of the value engine. A strong include for any Golgari sacrifice shell.

What Else Is Coming: Box Toppers and Special Treatments

Beyond the headline creatures, Wizards has confirmed several collector-focused treatments worth knowing about before you decide what to buy:

• 40 borderless box toppers — one per Collector Booster, reprinting cards from the original 2023 Lord of the Rings set with new borderless art. Several outlets have specifically flagged a reprint of The One Ring among them, though Wizards’ own materials describe the program broadly rather than confirming that single card by name — worth treating as likely rather than fully locked in until officially confirmed.
• 25 Dragon hoard frame cards — a Smaug-appropriate treasure-hoard visual treatment exclusive to certain products.
• 5 Dwarvish language cards — novelty foreign-language treatments appearing only in Collector Boosters.

Early pre-order pricing is reportedly running up to 40% higher than standard Magic sets, which tracks with how the original Lord of the Rings set performed — Universes Beyond crossovers with strong existing fandoms tend to command a premium even before release.

What to Watch For Next

With 15 cards revealed and roughly seven weeks until the August 14 release, expect daily spoilers to ramp up through July. For everything else about the set’s product lineup and full release details, see our complete Hobbit set guide. If you’re chasing chase cards generally, our breakdown of the most valuable MTG Marvel Super Heroes cards covers how this same dynamic played out in Magic’s last big crossover.

Card data sourced directly from Scryfall’s official spoiler database as of late June 2026. As an Amazon Associate and TCGPlayer affiliate, NerdSnack earns from qualifying purchases.