new details have been revealed for magic the gatherings lord of the rings set and it seems as if publisher wizards of the coast is making the most of this partnershipannounced via an official magic blog post this gives us our first proper look at the mtg lord of the rings set thats due to launch later this year unlike other universes beyond crossovers such as warhammer 40000 this one has a starter set multiple commander decks bundles booster packs of multiple kinds and a prerelease box this is similar to whats being offered for mainline launches like march of the machine which makes sense mtg lord of the rings tales of middleearth is considered modern legal which means it can be played with cards from the last two decades of magic you can preorder the set now from amazon in the us or amazon ukimage 1 of 8image credit wizards of the coastimage credit wizards of the coastimage credit wizards of the coastimage credit wizards of the coastimage credit wizards of the coastimage credit wizards of the coastimage credit wizards of the coastimage credit wizards of the coastwe also now know when mtg lord of the rings is due to join the best card games on shelves itll arrive this coming june 23 though as usual for magic the gathering itll enjoy a staggered preview cycle you can see the timeline belowfirst look march 14debut may 30prerelease june 16mtg arena release june 20tabletop release june 23holiday release more details to come november 3the mention of a holiday release is interesting its unclear what this is but the obvious implication would be that the lord of the rings tales of middleearth wont be a oneanddone set like most other universes beyond crossovers perhaps itll continue alongside primary mtg with occasional new sets considering how popular lord of the rings is in the mainstream it would probably serve as a good route into magic in general something wizards of the coast has always said is a bit of a conundrumeither way well find out soon enough its only a few weeks until the first cards are revealed including the commander decks theyre currently blank on amazons preorder pagefor more tabletop action to keep you busy until the new lord of the rings set arrives check in with the best board games these musthave board games for 2 players and essential board games for adults