Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit TCG Checklist and Set Details
Magic: The Gathering returns to Middle-earth on August 14, 2026, and this time the road starts at the very beginning.
The Hobbit follows Bilbo Baggins out the round green door of Bag End and east toward the Lonely Mountain, and it arrives as the first Tolkien set legal in Standard.
Prerelease events run August 7 through 13, and the set goes live on MTG Arena on August 11.
The story beats are all accounted for. An unexpected party crowds Bag End with Dwarves, trolls argue over how best to cook a burglar, Gollum poses riddles in the dark, the wood elves bar the gates of Mirkwood, and a Dragon sleeps atop a hoard of stolen gold.
Legends of the Lonely Mountain
Smaug the Magnificent leads the Mythics as a four mana 4/3 Dragon with flying and haste that creates a Treasure at the beginning of your upkeep and deals damage equal to the number of Treasures you control to any target whenever he attacks.
Smaug, Wicked Worm gives the same Dragon a black-red build centered on Treasure payoffs.
Thorin, Mountain-king, Bard, King of Dale, Thranduil, the Elvenking, Gollum, Riddle Master, Azog, Moria’s Ruin, Bolg of the North, and The Queen of Dale round out one of the deepest legendary lineups of the year.
Bilbo appears more than once, including Bilbo, Luckwearer and Bilbo, Thief in the Night.
Artifacts carry real weight here as well, with The Arkenstone, Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver, and Sting, Bilbo’s Sword all in the mix.
New and Returning Mechanics
Three mechanics are new and two are returning. Storied is a static ability that turns on once you control a permanent with storied and three or more artifacts, legendary permanents, and/or Sagas.
When both are true, you have an enduring story for the rest of the game, and nothing can take it away afterward.
Recruit is a keyword action that has you draw a card, then discard a card, creating a 1/1 white Human Soldier token if the discard was a nonland.
Hone counters go on Equipment, and each one gives the equipped creature +1/+0.
Adventure returns, splitting cards such as Bilbo, Luckwearer into a permanent half and an instant or sorcery half.
Amass also comes back from The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth, this time building Goblin Armies off cards including Bolg of the North.
No Commander Precons This Time
Commander players should note that The Hobbit ships without traditional preconstructed decks.
Two Scene Boxes, Crack the Plates and Treasures of Smaug, take that slot instead, and a cooperative Battle of Five Armies Co-Op Kit is planned for 2027.
Chase Cards
The headline is the gleaming gold Smaug the Magnificent headliner card, illustrated by Ted Nasmith, which Wizards of the Coast lists at approximately 500 copies printed and only appears in English Collector Boosters.
Below gold Smaug the Magnificent sits 40 borderless Middle-earth classic artist cards, pulling art from Tales of Middle-earth, five Dwarvish language cards transliterating famous Magic cards including Mox Amber and The Reaver Cleaver.
There are also 10 book cover cards styled after vintage paperback editions, and 25 Dragon hoard frame cards with a missing scale in the red version of the frame.
What to Expect
Play Booster: 14 cards per pack (7 Common, 3 Uncommon, 1 Wildcard of any rarity, 1 Rare or Mythic Rare, 1 Traditional Foil, 1 Land), plus one non foil double sided token.
Play Booster Box: 30 Play Boosters per box, plus one Box Topper featuring a traditional foil Middle-earth classic artist card. Six boxes per case.
Collector Booster: 15 cards per pack (5 traditional foil Common, 4 foil Uncommon, 1 traditional foil Middle-earth journey basic land, 2 traditional foil Rare or Mythic Rare, 2 non foil Booster Fun, 1 foil Booster Fun), plus one art card or traditional foil double sided token.
Collector Booster Box: 12 Collector Boosters per box, plus one Box Topper. Six boxes per case.
Bundle: 9 Play Boosters, 4 traditional foil full art seasonal Hobbit basic lands, 15 traditional foil basic lands, 15 non foil basic lands, a traditional foil promo card, 2 reference cards, an oversized spindown life counter, and a card storage box.
Gift Bundle: Everything in the Bundle plus one Collector Booster, with surge foil seasonal Hobbit lands in place of traditional foil. (Releasing September 4, 2026)
Draft Night: 12 Play Boosters, 1 Collector Booster, 90 non foil basic lands, 10 non foil double sided tokens, and a draft insert.
Scene Boxes: Two designs, Crack the Plates and Treasures of Smaug. Each includes 3 Play Boosters, 6 traditional foil new to Magic borderless scene cards, 6 art cards, and a display easel.
Prerelease Pack: Available at local game stores during prerelease events, and includes 6 Play Boosters, 1 traditional foil Rare or Mythic Rare, 4 non foil full art seasonal Hobbit basic lands, a deck box, and a spindown die.
Welcome Decks: Five 40 card, single color decks, one each in White, Blue, Black, Red, and Green, available through WPN stores.
Battle of Five Armies Co-Op Kit: A standalone cooperative product separate from the main release. (Planned for 2027)
Rarities Legend
Common (C): 60
Uncommon (U): 55
Rare (R): 53
Mythic Rare (M): 15
Total cards in the set: 321 including all Booster Fun treatments and variants.
Release date: August 14, 2026.
Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit Checklists
0001 Long-Bodied Grey Dog C
0002 Old Thrush C
0003 Troop of Ponies U
0004 Belladonna Took R
0005 Bilbo’s Gambit R
0006 Bofur, Reliable Guardian // Concerted Care U
0007 Celebrate the Mountain-king U
0008 Dáin, Lord of the Iron Hills U
0009 Dwarven Provisioner C
0010 Dwarven Shortsword C
0011 Eagle of the Great Shelf U
0012 The Eagles Are Coming! R
0013 Esgaroth Garrison C
0014 Fíli the Pathfinder R
0015 Gleaming Splendor M
0016 Iron Hills Blacksmith U
0017 Kíli the Resourceful R
0018 Lake-town Lookout C
0019 Lake-town Toymaker U
0020 Magnificent End C
0021 Moment of Glory C
0022 The Mountain-king’s Return U
0023 Ori, Keeper of Songs C
0024 The Queen of Dale M
0025 Roads Go Ever, Ever On R
0026 Settle the Wreckage R
0027 Stone by Sunlight U
0028 Thorin’s Last Stand C
0029 An Unexpected Party // At the Door R
0030 Velvetwing Butterflies // Gaze in Wonder C
0031 Vow to Erebor C
0032 Bilbo, Luckwearer // Burglar’s Plot U
0033 Bilbo, Thief in the Night M
0034 Bilbo Baggins, Burglar // Take a Glance C
0035 Confusticate and Bebother C
0036 Elrond, Moon-Reader M
0037 Elven Raft-Steerer U
0038 Elvenking’s Harper C
0039 Enchanted River’s Grasp C
0040 Fateful Discovery M
0041 Gandalf, Wandering Wizard C
0042 Great Gilded Boat R
0043 Lakeshore Apothecary C
0044 Lake-town Mariners // Gone Fishing U
0045 Long Lake Nuisance C
0046 The Lord of the Eagles R
0047 Master’s Councillors U
0048 Mirkwood Meditator C
0049 Most Decrepit Old Bird // Speak Secrets R
0050 Old Fat Spider Can’t See Me U
0051 Plunder the Trollshaws C
0052 Ravenhill Flock U
0053 Riddles in the Dark R
0054 Roll-Roll-Roll-Roll R
0055 Sound the Trumpets U
0056 Thranduil’s Decree U
0057 Uncover the Moon-Letters R
0058 Uneasy Partings C
0059 Wizard’s Staff R
0060 Along the Crooked Way R
0061 Azog, Moria’s Ruin R
0062 Bilbo’s Deadly Slice C
0063 Crude Bent Blade C
0064 Desolation Prowler U
0065 Down, Down to Goblin-town U
0066 Dreaded Bat-Cloud U
0067 Front Porch Sentries C
0068 Gathering of Darkness U
0069 Gnashing of Teeth U
0070 Gollum, Riddle Master M
0071 Gollum, Silent Slinker // Meager Meal C
0072 Gollum the Abandoned U
0073 Great Fierce Bee C
0074 Great Ugly-Looking Goblin // Clap! Snap! U
0075 Head of the Hunt R
0076 Inside Information M
0077 The Master of Lake-town R
0078 Nighthowl Pursuer U
0079 Rage into the Valley C
0080 Ravening Warg C
0081 Reverent Howl C
0082 Rhovanion Rampager R
0083 The Sackville-Bagginses R
0084 Stir Up Trouble C
0085 Stony-Voiced Goblins C
0086 Supper for Spiders R
0087 Balin, Loremaster R
0088 Bombur, Gentle Dreamer U
0089 Bothersome Noisemaker U
0090 Burn, Burn, Tree and Fern U
0091 Dáin Ironfoot R
0092 Desert Were-Worm R
0093 Desolation of Smaug R
0094 Dori, Bearer of Friends C
0095 Dwarven Mauler U
0096 Gandalf, Goblins’ Bane // Flameshape M
0097 Gandalf, Spark Starter U
0098 Getaway Barrel R
0099 Glóin the Mighty // Easy Pickings U
0100 Goblin-town Flunkies C
0101 Gundabad Opportunist C
0102 Iron Hills Stalwart C
0103 Last Light of Durin’s Day R
0104 The Misty Mountains Cold R
0105 Misty Mountains Raider U
0106 Óin the Brave C
0107 Pinecone Strike C
0108 Ragged Short Spear C
0109 Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame C
0110 Smaug the Magnificent M
0111 Smaug’s Fury C
0112 Snowslope Hunter U
0113 Stone-Giant of High Pass R
0114 Thorin, Mountain-king M
0115 Tidings of War C
0116 Attercop C
0117 Bejeweled Warg R
0118 Beorn, Reluctant Host // Till and Tend C
0119 Beorn the Fierce M
0120 Beorn’s Hospitality U
0121 Boughside Wanderers C
0122 Cantankerous Keepers R
0123 Dancing from Dark to Dawn M
0124 Down in the Valley R
0125 Galion, Elvenking’s Butler U
0126 Gigantic Big Bear R
0127 Guardian of the Halls C
0128 Little Bear C
0129 Mirkwood Pathmaker U
0130 Nasty Little Rabbit U
0131 The Notary Hobbits R
0132 Old Fat Spider U
0133 Ordinary Bear C
0134 Part in Friendship R
0135 Quarrel C
0136 Radagast of Rhosgobel R
0137 Through the Forest Gate R
0138 Troll Negotiations U
0139 Warg Tactics C
0140 Wargling C
0141 Wilderland Scrounger U
0142 Wood Elves C
0143 Woodland Weavemaster U
0144 Bard, King of Dale M
0145 Bard the Bowman U
0146 Bard’s Company R
0147 Bifur, Melodic Rider U
0148 Bolg of the North U
0149 Bolg’s Company R
0150 The Chief Warg U
0151 Chief Warg’s Company R
0152 Dáin’s Company R
0153 Duskwatch Hunter C
0154 Dwalin, Weaponmaster R
0155 Eagle’s Rescue U
0156 Fearsome Goblin Pair U
0157 Goblin Plate Mail C
0158 The Great Goblin R
0159 Large Bear U
0160 Mirkwood Nurturer C
0161 Nori, Teller of Tales C
0162 Patient Instructor C
0163 Silvan Reveler U
0164 Smaug, Wicked Worm R
0165 Thorin Oakenshield U
0166 Thranduil, Sindarin Liege // Silvan Rally U
0167 Thranduil, the Elvenking R
0168 Thranduil’s Company R
0169 Tom, Bert, and William R
0170 The Arkenstone // Seek the Heart M
0171 The Black Arrow U
0172 Dwarven Mattock U
0173 Giant’s Boulder C
0174 Glamdring, Foe-hammer // Gleam of Death R
0175 Key to the Side-Door U
0176 My Precious // Allure of Power R
0177 Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver M
0178 Sting, Bilbo’s Sword R
0179 Thrór’s Map U
0180 Well-Worn Spatula C
0181 Elven Passage R
0182 Elvenking’s Halls C
0183 Goblin-town C
0184 Hobbit Hole C
0185 Iron Hills C
0186 Lake-town C
0187 The Lonely Mountain R
0188 Mirkwood C
0189 Plains C
0190 Island C
0191 Swamp C
0192 Mountain C
0193 Forest C
0194 Plains FULL ART C
0195 Island FULL ART C
0196 Swamp FULL ART C
0197 Mountain FULL ART C
0198 Forest FULL ART C
0199 Troop of Ponies BORDERLESS U
0200 Rage into the Valley BORDERLESS C
0201 The Great Goblin BORDERLESS R
0202 Thorin Oakenshield BORDERLESS U
0203 Gandalf, Spark Starter BORDERLESS U
0204 Glamdring, Foe-hammer // Gleam of Death BORDERLESS R
0205 The Eagles Are Coming! BORDERLESS R
0206 Dreaded Bat-Cloud BORDERLESS U
0207 The Lonely Mountain BORDERLESS R
0208 Chief Warg’s Company BORDERLESS R
0209 Thorin’s Last Stand BORDERLESS C
0210 Bard’s Company BORDERLESS R
0211 Bolg’s Company BORDERLESS R
0212 Dáin’s Company BORDERLESS R
0213 Thranduil’s Company BORDERLESS R
0214 Belladonna Took DRAGON HOARD FRAME R
0215 Bofur, Reliable Guardian // Concerted Care DRAGON HOARD FRAME U
0216 Iron Hills Blacksmith DRAGON HOARD FRAME U
0217 The Queen of Dale DRAGON HOARD FRAME M
0218 Bilbo, Luckwearer // Burglar’s Plot DRAGON HOARD FRAME U
0219 Bilbo, Thief in the Night DRAGON HOARD FRAME M
0220 Fateful Discovery DRAGON HOARD FRAME M
0221 Most Decrepit Old Bird // Speak Secrets DRAGON HOARD FRAME R
0222 Azog, Moria’s Ruin DRAGON HOARD FRAME R
0223 Great Ugly-Looking Goblin // Clap! Snap! DRAGON HOARD FRAME U
0224 Head of the Hunt DRAGON HOARD FRAME R
0225 Desert Were-Worm DRAGON HOARD FRAME R
0226 Desolation of Smaug DRAGON HOARD FRAME R
0227 Glóin the Mighty // Easy Pickings DRAGON HOARD FRAME U
0228 Last Light of Durin’s Day DRAGON HOARD FRAME R
0229 Smaug the Magnificent DRAGON HOARD FRAME M
0230 Beorn the Fierce DRAGON HOARD FRAME M
0231 Dancing from Dark to Dawn DRAGON HOARD FRAME M
0232 The Notary Hobbits DRAGON HOARD FRAME R
0233 Thranduil, Sindarin Liege // Silvan Rally DRAGON HOARD FRAME U
0234 The Arkenstone // Seek the Heart DRAGON HOARD FRAME M
0235 My Precious // Allure of Power DRAGON HOARD FRAME R
0236 Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver DRAGON HOARD FRAME M
0237 Sting, Bilbo’s Sword DRAGON HOARD FRAME R
0238 Elven Passage DRAGON HOARD FRAME R
0239 Gleaming Splendor BORDERLESS BOOK COVER M
0240 The Lord of the Eagles BORDERLESS BOOK COVER R
0241 Gollum, Riddle Master BORDERLESS BOOK COVER M
0242 Gandalf, Goblins’ Bane // Flameshape BORDERLESS BOOK COVER M
0243 Thorin, Mountain-king BORDERLESS BOOK COVER M
0244 Bard, King of Dale BORDERLESS BOOK COVER M
0245 Smaug, Wicked Worm BORDERLESS BOOK COVER R
0246 Thranduil, the Elvenking BORDERLESS BOOK COVER R
0247 The Arkenstone // Seek the Heart BORDERLESS BOOK COVER M
0248 The Lonely Mountain BORDERLESS BOOK COVER R
0249 Smaug the Magnificent TEXTLESS GLEAMING GOLD FOIL M
0250 Belladonna Took DRAGON HOARD FRAME SURGE FOIL R
0251 Bofur, Reliable Guardian // Concerted Care DRAGON HOARD FRAME SURGE FOIL U
0252 Iron Hills Blacksmith DRAGON HOARD FRAME SURGE FOIL U
0253 The Queen of Dale DRAGON HOARD FRAME SURGE FOIL M
0254 Bilbo, Luckwearer // Burglar’s Plot DRAGON HOARD FRAME SURGE FOIL U
0255 Bilbo, Thief in the Night DRAGON HOARD FRAME SURGE FOIL M
0256 Fateful Discovery DRAGON HOARD FRAME SURGE FOIL M
0257 Most Decrepit Old Bird // Speak Secrets DRAGON HOARD FRAME SURGE FOIL R
0258 Azog, Moria’s Ruin DRAGON HOARD FRAME SURGE FOIL R
0259 Great Ugly-Looking Goblin // Clap! Snap! DRAGON HOARD FRAME SURGE FOIL U
0260 Head of the Hunt DRAGON HOARD FRAME SURGE FOIL R
0261 Desert Were-Worm DRAGON HOARD FRAME SURGE FOIL R
0262 Desolation of Smaug DRAGON HOARD FRAME SURGE FOIL R
0263 Glóin the Mighty // Easy Pickings DRAGON HOARD FRAME SURGE FOIL U
0264 Last Light of Durin’s Day DRAGON HOARD FRAME SURGE FOIL R
0265 Smaug the Magnificent DRAGON HOARD FRAME SURGE FOIL M
0266 Beorn the Fierce DRAGON HOARD FRAME SURGE FOIL M
0267 Dancing from Dark to Dawn DRAGON HOARD FRAME SURGE FOIL M
0268 The Notary Hobbits DRAGON HOARD FRAME SURGE FOIL R
0269 Thranduil, Sindarin Liege // Silvan Rally DRAGON HOARD FRAME SURGE FOIL U
0270 The Arkenstone // Seek the Heart DRAGON HOARD FRAME SURGE FOIL M
0271 My Precious // Allure of Power DRAGON HOARD FRAME SURGE FOIL R
0272 Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver DRAGON HOARD FRAME SURGE FOIL M
0273 Sting, Bilbo’s Sword DRAGON HOARD FRAME SURGE FOIL R
0274 Elven Passage DRAGON HOARD FRAME SURGE FOIL R
0275 Gleaming Splendor BORDERLESS BOOK COVER SURGE FOIL M
0276 The Lord of the Eagles BORDERLESS BOOK COVER SURGE FOIL R
0277 Gollum, Riddle Master BORDERLESS BOOK COVER SURGE FOIL M
0278 Gandalf, Goblins’ Bane // Flameshape BORDERLESS BOOK COVER SURGE FOIL M
0279 Thorin, Mountain-king BORDERLESS BOOK COVER SURGE FOIL M
0280 Bard, King of Dale BORDERLESS BOOK COVER SURGE FOIL M
0281 Smaug, Wicked Worm BORDERLESS BOOK COVER SURGE FOIL R
0282 Thranduil, the Elvenking BORDERLESS BOOK COVER SURGE FOIL R
0283 The Arkenstone // Seek the Heart BORDERLESS BOOK COVER SURGE FOIL M
0284 The Lonely Mountain BORDERLESS BOOK COVER SURGE FOIL R
0285 Bilbo’s Gambit EXT ART R
0286 Fíli the Pathfinder EXT ART R
0287 Kíli the Resourceful EXT ART R
0288 Settle the Wreckage EXT ART R
0289 An Unexpected Party // At the Door EXT ART R
0290 Elrond, Moon-Reader EXT ART M
0291 Great Gilded Boat EXT ART R
0292 Riddles in the Dark EXT ART R
0293 Uncover the Moon-Letters EXT ART R
0294 Wizard’s Staff EXT ART R
0295 Along the Crooked Way EXT ART R
0296 Inside Information EXT ART M
0297 The Master of Lake-town EXT ART R
0298 Rhovanion Rampager EXT ART R
0299 The Sackville-Bagginses EXT ART R
0300 Supper for Spiders EXT ART R
0301 Balin, Loremaster EXT ART R
0302 Dáin Ironfoot EXT ART R
0303 Getaway Barrel EXT ART R
0304 Stone-Giant of High Pass EXT ART R
0305 Bejeweled Warg EXT ART R
0306 Cantankerous Keepers EXT ART R
0307 Gigantic Big Bear EXT ART R
0308 Part in Friendship EXT ART R
0309 Radagast of Rhosgobel EXT ART R
0310 Through the Forest Gate EXT ART R
0311 Dwalin, Weaponmaster EXT ART R
0312 Tom, Bert, and William EXT ART R
0313 Plains (Spring) C
0314 Plains (Summer) C
0315 Plains (Fall) C
0316 Plains (Winter) C
0317 Plains (Spring) SURGE FOIL C
0318 Plains (Summer) SURGE FOIL C
0319 Plains (Fall) SURGE FOIL C
0320 Plains (Winter) SURGE FOIL C
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