The Hobbit Comes to MTG: Every Card Revealed So Far

Following the enormous success of Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth, Wizards of the Coast is returning to Tolkien's world. This time the focus narrows to The Hobbit. The set arrives in August 2026, 39 cards have been officially revealed, and the first wave of art is now available in full. Click any card to zoom in.

New Cards

The ten new cards revealed so far cover the most iconic characters, objects, and moments from the story. Smaug leads in terms of treatment count with four distinct versions. Thorin arrives in three printings, and The Arkenstone has five. Bilbo appears on two separate cards, each representing a different chapter of his journey.

The Dwarven Company

Thorin, Mountain-king is the set's leading commander candidate. As the leader of the company reclaiming Erebor, Thorin fits naturally into an artifact-and-treasure-focused Commander shell. His design almost certainly rewards accumulating and spending treasure, which suits the story arc of a dwarf obsessed with reclaiming his kingdom's wealth.

An Unexpected Party covers the chapter where thirteen dwarves descend on Bilbo's home in Bag End. The card name lends itself to a token-generating spell, a group hug effect, or something that rewards bringing multiple creatures into play at once. The flavour possibilities are hard to resist for a Commander build leaning into the company as a theme.

Tom, Bert, and William puts all three trolls from the early chapters onto a single card, a design decision that echoes how multiple characters have been combined on single cards throughout the LotR sets. Expect a three-headed creature that either rewards you for controlling multiple creatures or punishes opponents through group tapping or combat manipulation.

Bilbo Baggins

Bilbo appears on two distinct cards. Bilbo, Luckwearer leans into the fortune that follows the hobbit throughout the story. Bilbo, Thief in the Night captures the pivotal scene inside Smaug's lair, where Bilbo steals the Arkenstone while the dragon sleeps. The latter almost certainly has a connection to The Arkenstone, which arrives with five different art treatments and is likely one of the set's most powerful artifacts.

Smaug

Smaug the Magnificent arrives in four versions and is clearly the face of the set. A dragon who sleeps on the greatest hoard in Middle-earth is a natural fit for red, likely caring about treasure or Gold tokens. The design probably combines an enormous stats line with a triggered ability that punishes anyone who disturbs the hoard, which is thematically perfect and mechanically terrifying.

Key Spells

Riddles in the Dark covers the riddling contest between Bilbo and Gollum in the caves of the Misty Mountains. Expect information denial or hand disruption, potentially a series of alternating decisions between players. My Precious almost certainly interacts specifically with The One Ring, creating a synergy axis across both the new cards and the reprint.

Reprints

Three fan-favourite cards from the original Lord of the Rings set are returning. Each is significant for Commander in a different way.

The One Ring is the biggest Commander reprint in the set. The card that briefly commanded four-figure price tags is coming back down to earth, putting one of the format's strongest draw engines and protection pieces within reach of a much wider player base. If you have been holding off on adding it to a deck, this is the print run to buy.

Tom Bombadil returning is particularly timely. The five-colour Saga commander gets a new printing just weeks after the Secrets of Strixhaven rules update, which changed how Sagas enter the battlefield and made Doubling Season double Saga entry counters. Tom Bombadil decks have a new combo line they did not have when the original card was printed.

Sauron, the Dark Lord completes the trio. His inclusion raises the question of whether The Hobbit will also feature the Ring tempts you mechanic from the original set, or whether he is purely here for thematic continuity with the wider Middle-earth story.

Art Treatments

Wizards is applying the full collector treatment to this set, consistent with how well the original Lord of the Rings product performed.

• Standard: The baseline version of each card, available in Play Boosters.
• Borderless: Full-art versions without the traditional card border, spotlighting the illustration.
• Book Cover: Designs styled after vintage illustrated book covers, evoking the original Tolkien hardbacks and their dust jacket art. The most distinctive treatment in the set and likely the most sought after by collectors.
• Dragon Frames: Alternate art versions of rares and mythics set within a dragon-themed border, presumably featuring Smaug's likeness or imagery from inside the Lonely Mountain.
• Headliner: A gleaming gold variant for the set's biggest cards, similar to the serialised treatment approach used in recent sets.
• Dwarven Language: Cards with rules text rendered in Tolkien's Dwarvish script (Cirth). Purely cosmetic but an exceptional collector piece for lore enthusiasts.
• Surge Foil: The high-refraction foil treatment available across multiple treatment types, producing a rippling rainbow effect across the card face.

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What This Means for Commander

The original Lord of the Rings set landed with an enormous impact on the format. The Hobbit looks to follow the same template. Thorin leads an obvious treasure-and-artifact shell. The two Bilbo cards offer evasive or value-oriented alternatives. Smaug is going to be one of the most-built legendaries of 2026.

The reprints are the other major story for Commander specifically. The One Ring coming down in price makes one of the format's strongest utility pieces accessible to far more players. Tom Bombadil at a lower price point is particularly timely given the Saga rules change last month, which opened new combo lines that did not exist when the original printing was on shelves.

With 39 cards revealed and the full set size still to be announced, there is clearly much more to come before the August 7 prerelease. We will be covering every major reveal as it lands.