Magic: The Gathering's Lord Of The Rings: Tales Of Middle-earth is its biggest crossover to date. With hundreds of cards set in Middle-earth, it allows famous characters like Frodo, Gandalf and Sauron to finally make their way to the fantasy game they directly inspired.

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Legal in Modern as well as Commander, Vintage, Legacy, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, Tales of Middle-earth is a massive event with something for everyone. Whether you're a Tolkien fan exploring Magic for the first time, or a Magic player wanting to get your hands on the latest cards, here's how you can buy every product for Tales of Middle-earth.

Lord Of The Rings: Tales Of Middle-earth Booster Boxes

Magic: The Gathering – Lord Of The Rings: Tales Of Middle-earth Draft Booster Box

Designed for draft and sealed play, the Draft booster box includes the fewest number of rares and alt-art treatments, but is also one of only two booster boxes you can play with straight away.You can still find all the powerful cards in The Lord of the Rings, and even get the Commander-legal box topper. However, don't expect to find serialised cards, borderless frames, or that one-of-one The One Ring in here.

Original Release Date

6-23-2023

Player Count

2+

Age Recommendation

13+

Franchise Name

Magic: The Gathering

Publishing Co

Wizards of the Coast

Number Of Cards

451

Number Of Packs

30

Includes Promo Cards?

1 foil borderless Realms & Relics box topper

Includes Accessories?

No

Includes Digital Code?

No

Set/Randomised Packs?

Randomised packs

Weight

4.88 x 8.11 x 2.4 inches

Size

1.7 pounds

$190 at Amazon $190 at Best Buy

Magic: The Gathering – Lord Of The Rings: Tales Of Middle-earth Set Booster Box

Set boosters are the perfect midpoint between the big pulls and fancy art styles of a Collector booster, and the more budget-friendly nature of the Draft booster. Although it does include fewer cards - 12 instead of the usual 15 - in it you can find more rares, more art styles, and even chances to find things from older sets thanks to The List.If you want to crack packs or find some good cards for your constructed deck, and have no interest in playing Draft or Sealed, then a Set booster is the way to go. Note that these packs don't have a chance of including the one-of-one The One Ring.

Original Release Date

6-23-2023

Player Count

2+

Age Recommendation

13+

Franchise Name

Magic: The Gathering

Publishing Co

Wizards of the Coast

Number Of Cards

361

Number Of Packs

30

Includes Promo Cards?

1 foil borderless Realms & Relics box topper

Includes Accessories?

No

Includes Digital Code?

No

Set/Randomised Packs?

Randomised packs

Weight

1.7 lbs

Size

4.88 x 8.11 x 2.4 inches

$205 at Amazon $209 at Best Buy

Magic: The Gathering – Lord Of The Rings: Tales Of Middle-earth Collector Booster Box

Collector's boosters are the most expensive offering for Magic: The Gathering, but also come with the rarest cards. In each booster, you can find exclusive art treatments, cards from the Commander products, and even unique serialised cards.For Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth, English-language Collector's boosters are also the only packs that have a chance of including the one-of-one The One Ring.

Original Release Date

6-23-2023

Player Count

2+

Age Recommendation

13+

Franchise Name

Magic: The Gathering

Publishing Co

Wizards of the Coast

Number Of Cards

181

Number Of Packs

12

Includes Promo Cards?

1 foil borderless Realms & Relics Box Topper

Includes Accessories?

No

Includes Digital Code?

No

Set/Randomised Packs?

Randomised pracks

Weight

13.7 ounces

Size

1.5 x 5.59 x 5 inches

$444 at Amazon $440 at Best Buy

Booster boxes are the best way to get a lot of cards very quickly. If you want to crack a load of packs and enjoy looking through the random cards you discover while doing it, a booster box will be the way to go.

For Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth, every booster box also comes with a special box topper card from the Realms & Relics subset. These cards aren't part of the main Lord of the Rings set, but they can provide some extra spice to decks where those cards are already legal. Most of the cards are fantastic for the Commander format, however there are inclusions for other formats too, such as Karakas for Legacy decks.

Booster boxes don't come with any accessories like spindown counters, land packs, or codes for MTG Arena. If you're a brand new player coming in to the game for the first time, a booster box likely isn't what you'll want. Instead, take a look at the bundles, Commander decks, and the Starter kit to get your Magic collection going.

Lord Of The Rings: Tales Of Middle-earth Bundles And Starter Products

Magic: The Gathering – Lord Of The Rings: Tales Of Middle-earth Bundle

The bundle is one of the most cost-effective ways to get a good pack opening experience. With eight Set boosters, which include fancy alt-art cards and cards from The List, you'll also get four borderless scene cards of Frodo and Gollum in Mount Doom, a spindown counter, a bundle of basic lands to help make your deck, and a storage box to keep everything in.

Original Release Date

6-23-2023

Player Count

2+

Age Recommendation

13+

Franchise Name

Magic: The Gathering

Publishing Co

Wizards of the Coast

Number Of Cards

140

Number Of Packs

8

Includes Promo Cards?

4 traditional foil borderless scene cards

Set/Randomised Packs?

Randomised pack, non-randomised promo cards.

Weight

1.26 lbs

Size

3.43 x 7.36 x 6.42 inches

$62 at Best Buy $74 at Amazon $65 at Target

Magic: The Gathering – Lord Of The Rings: Tales Of Middle-earth Prerelease Kit

$42 $50 Save $8

Designed to be played at local prerelease events surrounding the sets launch, these boxes are still a good, cheap way to get your hands on some Draft booster packs and some promos to boot. Each box includes six boosters for you to build a sealed deck with, a code to gain some free packs on MTG Arena, a spindown die life counter, and two promo cards not found anywhere else.

Original Release Date

6-16-2023

Player Count

2+

Age Recommendation

13+

Franchise Name

Magic: The Gathering

Publishing Co

Wizards of the Coast

Number Of Cards

92

Number Of Packs

6

Includes Promo Cards?

2 foil, year-stamped cards

Includes Accessories?

Spindown die, deck box

Includes Digital Code?

Yes

Set/Randomised Packs?

Randomised packs and promos

Weight

0.56 lbs

Size

2.13 x 4.29 x 4.25 inches

$42 at Amazon

Magic: The Gathering – Lord Of The Rings: Tales Of Middle-earth Starter Kit

Starter kits are the perfect way to learn to play Magic. Each kit comes with two decks to play in-person, and a code to redeem both decks on MTG Arena to learn digitally. Including a mix of exclusive cards and ones from the regular Lord of the Rings set, this is definitely where anyone wanting to see what Magic is all about should start.

Original Release Date

6-23-2023

Player Count

2

Age Recommendation

13+

Franchise Name

Magic: The Gathering

Publishing Co

Wizards of the Coast

Number Of Cards

120

Includes Promo Cards?

No

Includes Accessories?

2x deck boxes

Includes Digital Code?

Yes

Set/Randomised Packs?

Fixed decks

Weight

10.4 ounces

Size

2.01 x 7.6 x 5.98 inches

$25 at Walmart $20 at Target

Tales of Middle-earth comes with a number of other products that, while not including the raw number of cards of a booster box, let you get into the game at a much cheaper price.

The bundle is a stalwart of Magic, offering one of the cheapest, yet fanciest, ways to open some packs. With a nice box, plenty of Set boosters, and even four promo cards that make up a scene of Mount Doom, if you're not wanting to splash on a whole box, a bundle is a great alternative.

While you've likely already missed the prerelease events for Tales of Middle-earth, you can still pick up Prerelease Kits and enjoy the set's sealed format at home. It's a great way to get a few Draft packs, as well as some promo cards date-stamped with the year for your collection.

If you just want to learn how to play, the Starter kit is an excellent collection of two decks, a guide on how to play Magic, and even codes to redeem both decks on MTG Arena. They're not the most high-powered decks of all time, but they'll get you started in a fun, Lord of the Rings-flavoured way.

Lord Of The Rings: Tales Of Middle-earth Commander Decks

Magic: The Gathering – Lord Of The Rings: Tales Of Middle-earth Food And Fellowship Commander Deck

Food and Fellowship is a green/white/black deck that lets you take control of Frodo, Sam, and the other members of the Fellowship of the Ring. Across 100 cards, you'll be playing with lots of Hobbits and making even more Food tokens.

Original Release Date

6-23-2023

Player Count

2+

Age Recommendation

13+

Franchise Name

Magic: The Gathering

Number Of Cards

102

Includes Promo Cards?

No

Includes Accessories?

Lifetracker, deck box, tokens

Includes Digital Code?

No

Set/Randomised Packs?

Preconstructed deck, 1 sample pack

Weight

11.6 ounces

Size

2.13 x 7.76 x 7.52 inches

$80 at Amazon

Magic: The Gathering – Lord Of The Rings: Tales Of Middle-earth Riders Of Rohan Commander Deck

The red/white/blue Riders of Rohan deck is a go-wide tokens deck, with the goal being to flood the board with creatures before your opponents can put up a defence. Helmed by Éowyn, Shieldmaiden, it's a fast, hard-hitting deck, and perfect for fans of the Humans creature type.

Original Release Date

6-23-2023

Player Count

2+

Age Recommendation

13+

Franchise Name

Magic: The Gathering

Publishing Co

Wizards of the Coast

Number Of Cards

102

Includes Promo Cards?

No

Includes Accessories?

Life tracker, deck box, tokens

Includes Digital Code?

No

Set/Randomised Packs?

Preconstructed deck, 1 sample pack

Weight

11.6 ounces

Size

2.13 x 7.76 x 7.52 inches

$80 at Amazon

Magic: The Gathering – Lord Of The Rings: Tales Of Middle-earth Elven Council Commander Deck

Elven Council is an interesting take on the usual blue/green Elf decks, instead putting a focus on making the table vote for various effects. With lots of excellent cards for both voting-matters and Elf typal decks, you'll get something good here even if you just buy it to pull the deck apart for parts.

Original Release Date

6-23-2023

Player Count

2+

Age Recommendation

13+

Franchise Name

Magic: The Gathering

Publishing Co

Wizards of the Coast

Number Of Cards

102

Includes Promo Cards?

No

Includes Accessories?

Life tracker, deck box, tokens

Includes Digital Code?

No

Set/Randomised Packs?

Preconstructed deck, 1 random sample pack

Weight

11.6 ounces

Size

2.13 x 7.76 x 7.52 inches

$80 at Amazon

Magic: The Gathering – Lord Of The Rings: Tales Of Middle-earth – The Hosts Of Mordor Commander Deck

If you don't fancy playing as the heroes of Middle-earth, why not try out the red/blue/black Hosts of Mordor deck instead? Command and sacrifice hordes of Orcs and Goblins as you amass Sauron's army.

Original Release Date

6-23-2023

Player Count

2+

Age Recommendation

13+

Franchise Name

Magic: The Gathering

Publishing Co

Wizards of the Coast

Number Of Cards

102

Includes Promo Cards?

No

Includes Accessories?

Life tracker, deck box, tokens

Includes Digital Code?

No

Set/Randomised Packs?

Preconstructed deck, 1 sample pack

Weight

11.6 ounces

Size

2.13 x 7.76 x 7.52 inches

$80 at Amazon

Magic: The Gathering – Lord Of The Rings: Tales Of Middle-earth – Commander Deck Bundle

If you want all four Commander decks, this bundle is the way to go. For cheaper than buying them individually, you can get Food And Fellowship, Riders Of Rohan, Elven Council, and The Hosts Of Mordor, complete with their Collector booster sample packs. As Commander is meant to be played with four players ideally, you'll have an entire game night ready to go with just these boxes.

Original Release Date

6-23-2023

Player Count

2+

Age Recommendation

13+

Franchise Name

Magic: The Gathering

Publishing Co

Wizards of the Coast

Number Of Cards

408

Number Of Packs

4 Collector booster sample packs

Includes Promo Cards?

No

Includes Accessories?

x4 Life trackers, deck boxes, tokens

Includes Digital Code?

No

Set/Randomised Packs?

4 preconstructed decks, 4 sample packs

Weight

2.9 lbs

$200 at Amazon $200 at Walmart

Commander is the most popular way to play Magic: The Gathering, and you can dive right into this unpredictable and highly social format with the four Tales of Middle-earth Commander decks. You could run the Food and Fellowship deck and play with Frodo and Sam, or maybe the Riders of Rohan with Éowyn instead. Or maybe you want the Elven Council deck, and force your table to do a whole lot of voting? Last, but not least, you could command the dark forces themselves with the Hosts of Mordor deck.

Each deck comes with a foil display copy of the face card, a deck box, life tracker, and tokens, to ensure you have everything you need to play right out the box. They also all include a Collector booster sample pack, which includes two random cards, potentially with treatments found only in Collector boosters. Note that the One-of-One The One Ring can't be found in these samples, though.

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