Wizards of the Coast has dated Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit for a worldwide release on August 14, 2026, with prerelease weekend running August 7-13 — worth getting on the calendar now if your local store runs events.
It is a Universes Beyond set following Bilbo out of the Shire and on to the Lonely Mountain, and it is the first Tolkien set legal in Standard: the main set carries the code HOB and is legal in every format, with a companion HOC set for the Eternal formats.
The product lineup is Play Boosters at $6.99, Collector Boosters at $37.99, a Bundle at $69.99 and a Gift Bundle at $89.99, Draft Night at $119.99, Scene Boxes at $41.99, and Prerelease Packs.
Ancient Eternians knew one truth: whoever controls Castle Grayskull controls unimaginable power. Seize that power for yourself when The Most Powerful Superdrop in the Universe releases on September 14, 2026.
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