New particulars have been revealed for Magic: The Gathering’s Lord of the Rings set, and it appears as if writer Wizards of the Coast is benefiting from this partnership.
Introduced by way of an official Magic blog post (opens in new tab), this provides us our first correct have a look at the MTG Lord of the Rings set that is because of launch later this 12 months. In contrast to different ‘Universes Past’ crossovers reminiscent of Warhammer 40,000, this one has a starter set, a number of Commander decks, bundles, booster packs of a number of varieties, and a pre-release field. That is much like what’s being supplied for mainline launches like March of the Machine, which is sensible – MTG Lord of the Rings: Tales of Center-earth is taken into account trendy authorized, which implies it may be performed with playing cards from the final 20 years of Magic.
You’ll be able to pre-order the set now from Amazon (opens in new tab) within the US or Amazon UK (opens in new tab).
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We additionally now know when MTG Lord of the Rings is because of be part of one of the best card video games on cabinets. It’s going to arrive this coming June 23, although as regular for Magic: The Gathering, it will take pleasure in a staggered preview cycle. You’ll be able to see the timeline beneath.
- First Look: March 14
- Debut: Might 30
- Prerelease: June 16
- MTG Area Launch: June 20
- Tabletop Launch: June 23
- Vacation Launch (extra particulars to come back): November 3
The point out of a ‘Vacation Launch’ is attention-grabbing. It is unclear what that is, however the apparent implication could be that The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Center-earth will not be a one-and-done set like most different Universes Past crossovers. Maybe it will proceed alongside main MTG with occasional new units? Contemplating how in style Lord of the Rings is within the mainstream, it will most likely function route into Magic normally – one thing Wizards of the Coast has all the time mentioned is a little bit of a conundrum.
Both means, we’ll discover out quickly sufficient. It is just a few weeks till the primary playing cards are revealed, together with the Commander decks – they’re at the moment clean on Amazon’s pre-order (opens in new tab) web page.
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