Magic: The Gathering is expanding its universe once more. After visiting the realms of Dungeons & Dragons, Warhammer 40K and Transformers, Magic is turning to yet another beloved fantasy property as part of its ongoing Universes Beyond initiative that moves Magic's borders out of established original worlds. Here's when you can get your hands on Magic's Lord of the Rings set.

Universes Beyond is a new strategy for Magic: The Gathering that adds existing third-party worlds to the Magic infrastructure. Magic has already successfully released collaborations with properties like Warhammer 40K and The Walking Dead, but these were limited products. The upcoming Lord of the Rings set will be a full set with cards legal in formats other than Standard.

MTG Lord of the Rings Release Date

MTG's Lord of the Rings set is called Tales from Middle Earth, and releases in stores on June 23. Little is known about the set so far, but expect more information to be revealed on March 14 with a First Look event, followed by the set debut on May 30 and pre-releases June 16. The set's release on MTG Arena will follow on June 20 before the full release on June 23. According to the Magic website the set is also getting a special holiday release on Nov. 3, but details on that are still forthcoming.

MTG X LOTR is still a ways away, but until then you can look forward to March of the Machine and the conclusion of the epic Phyrexian storyline this Spring.

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