Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond — The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth

Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond — The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earthExpansion

2023Lauren Bond, Ethan Fleischer, Grace Fong, Mark L. Gottlieb, Ben Hayes, David Humpherys, Lukas Litzsinger, Max McCall, Chris Mooney, Kenneth Nagle, Ari Nieh, Adam Prosak, Michelle Roberson, James Rose, Mark Rosewater, Annie Sardelis, Patrick Sullivan (II), James Wyatt

2 - 8 players
0 min
3.8/5 weight

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In this crossover expansion, Magic: The Gathering visits the world of Middle-earth, with a full-size draftable booster set depicting the events of the Lord of the Rings novels on Magic cards for the first time ever. The set features the return of the Amass mechanic (originally seen in War of the Spark) as well as a new mechanic: "The Ring tempts you." When the Ring tempts you, you choose a creature to be your ringbearer, and that creature becomes legendary and gains a suite of special abilities that are more potent the more times you've been tempted. The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth is sold in draft boosters, set boosters, collector boosters, Jumpstart boosters, bundles, and two-player starter kits. Each sealed booster box contains a foil box topper, which is a reprint of a popular existing Magic card reskinned as an item or location from Lord of the Rings. Four preconstructed Commander decks were also released as tie-ins for the set.

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About Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond — The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth

From BoardGameGeek:

In this crossover expansion, Magic: The Gathering visits the world of Middle-earth, with a full-size draftable booster set depicting the events of the Lord of the Rings novels on Magic cards for the first time ever. The set features the return of the Amass mechanic (originally seen in War of the Spark) as well as a new mechanic: "The Ring tempts you." When the Ring tempts you, you choose a creature to be your ringbearer, and that creature becomes legendary and gains a suite of special abilities that are more potent the more times you've been tempted. The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth is sold in draft boosters, set boosters, collector boosters, Jumpstart boosters, bundles, and two-player starter kits. Each sealed booster box contains a foil box topper, which is a reprint of a popular existing Magic card reskinned as an item or location from Lord of the Rings. Four preconstructed Commander decks were also released as tie-ins for the set.

Designers

Lauren Bond, Ethan Fleischer, Grace Fong, Mark L. Gottlieb, Ben Hayes, David Humpherys, Lukas Litzsinger, Max McCall, Chris Mooney, Kenneth Nagle, Ari Nieh, Adam Prosak, Michelle Roberson, James Rose, Mark Rosewater, Annie Sardelis, Patrick Sullivan (II), James Wyatt

Artists

Even Mehl Amundsen, Scott Balmer, Ovidio Cartagena, Matt Cavotta, Emi Chen, Steph Cheung, Jehan Choo, Daarken, Jesper Ejsing, Deborah Garcia, Lisa Hanson, Taylor Ingvarsson, Tyler Jacobson, Kate Maximovich, Dawn Murin, Rebecca On, Jonás de Ro, Keven Smith, Anna Steinbauer, Zack Stella, Jenn Ravenna Tran, Mike Vaillancourt, Andrew Vallas, Jose Vega, Sara Winters, Kieran Yanner

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