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Magic: The Gathering Reveals New ‘The Hobbit’ Card Featuring Iconic J.R.R. Tolkien Character (EXCLUSIVE)
Magic: The Gathering has released an exclusive first look at a card from its forthcoming "The Hobbit" set, part of the game's "Universes Beyond" line that adapts outside intellectual property into tabletop play. The new card depicts the dwarf warrior Glóin, father of Gimli, battling a goblin in a scene drawn from J.R.R. Tolkien's novel, and marks the latest expansion of Magic's growing Middle-earth range following its 2023 "Lord of the Rings" set.
"The Hobbit" set launches on 14 August and will include a headline Smaug the Magnificent card, classic artist renditions and Dwarven language cards, alongside two variants of the "Glóin the Mighty" card revealed by Variety. It forms one of the Universes Beyond collaborations that publisher Wizards of the Coast has planned through 2027, alongside three mainline Magic sets—"Nauctis: The Sunken Realm" (February 2027), "Kamigawa: Titanbreach" (June 2027) and "Zhalfir" (October 2027)—with further Universes Beyond releases scheduled for April, August and November 2027, though their subjects remain unannounced.
In short
- Magic: The Gathering unveils exclusive Glóin card from new "The Hobbit" set
- Set releases 14 August, featuring Smaug and other Tolkien-inspired cards
- Follows 2023 Lord of the Rings set; more Universes Beyond sets planned through 2027
Explained simply
Magic: The Gathering is a collectible card game in which players build decks of cards representing spells and creatures to compete against each other. Wizards of the Coast, the game's publisher, has created Universes Beyond, a programme that adapts popular books, films and other fictional properties into Magic card sets.
The Hobbit is J.R.R. Tolkien's 1937 fantasy novel set in Middle-earth, a world that has greatly influenced modern fantasy literature. The story remains widely known through Peter Jackson's film trilogies and Amazon's recent television adaptations.
Wizards of the Coast previously released a successful Lord of the Rings themed Magic set and is now expanding this partnership with a Hobbit themed collection. The publisher plans multiple additional Universes Beyond releases through 2027, with Magic sets based on various other fictional properties.
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