MTG's Lord Of The Rings: Tales Of Middle-earth Crossover Is Launching This June

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Magic: The Gathering’s upcoming crossover set with Lord of the Rings will be launching this June, according to Hasbro’s CEO Chris Cocks in a question-and-answer session with investors.

Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth is the first fully-fledged booster product to come out under Magic’s ‘Universes Beyond’ crossover brand, was previously given a vague “Q3 2023” date at last year's Wizards Presents.

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Revealed in the latest Hasbro Investor’s Call for Q4 2022, CEO Chris Cocks answered an investor’s question regarding the coming year for Magic, and whether it can expect to grow as rapidly as it did previously. In his answer, Cocks mentioned Tales of Middle-earth as one of the highlight products of the year, and compared it to last year’s Warhammer crossover, saying “As big of an IP as Warhammer is, we’re going to be going out with the OG of fantasy with Lord of the Rings come this June”.

This would place Lord of the Rings as the set immediately following March of the Machine: The Aftermath, a mini-set launching this May. This is the first time Universes Beyond – Magic’s brand of crossovers that included partnerships with Warhammer, Fortnite, and Street Fighter – has received a full set that will be legal in Vintage, Legacy, Commander, and Modern.

While we currently don’t know a lot about Tales of Middle-earth, it was revealed at last year’s Wizards Presents conference that it was feature three panoramic scenes, that can be constructed by putting 18 cards together. We also recently saw the debut of a new card type in Phyrexia: All Will Be One, meaning we could be seeing more of ‘battles’ in the set, although this has yet to be confirmed.

In the call,