Magic: The Gathering's Lord of the Rings preview reveals familiar characters - Frodo, Gollum, Samwise, and more

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Magic: The Gathering's developers recently gave the community a sneak preview of the upcoming Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth expansion that's coming to the tabletop game this summer. Available as an Eternal-legal set for the card game, both Commander and Modern players will have a great deal to look forward to.

In this Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth preview, fans got a chance to see what Frodo, Gollum, Samwise, and other iconic characters will look like in Magic: The Gathering. Although fan cards have existed for years, these are official Tolkien characters that will exist in the Magic multiverse.

Previously, we discussed both Gandalf the Grey and The One Ring, but more characters were revealed yesterday. Several well-known characters from Tolkien's books are confirmed to appear in this massive Magic: The Gathering expansion. While the official preview season is yet to arrive, Wizards showed off a few of the cards that players can look forward to.

There are quite a few powerful legendary cards coming to Magic: The Gathering’s Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth expansion. In this preview, fans got to see Frodo, Sauron’s Bane, Gollum, Patient Plotter, Samwise the Stouthearted, and Tom Bombadil.

The power of Tolkien's The One Ring is fairly apparent in this upcoming expansion. Frodo acts as a Figure of Destiny-style card in Magic: The Gathering, a creature that slowly evolves by paying specific mana costs. His ultimate form is quite interesting.

Certain cards in Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth will inform the player that “The Ring tempts you.” If this happens to your opponent four or more times, Frodo can defeat them with one strike.

Samwise Gamgee, also known as Samwise the Strong, is an