Prerelease is June 16-22
Magic: Lord of the Rings Tales of Middle Earth prerelease has a big change – you can buy everything on the day of the prerelease. That’s right. Everything – boxes, bundles, individual packs, all of it. So that’s cool! The full schedule of in-person prerelease events is below.
LotR Products
- Collector Booster Box
- Draft Booster Box
- Set Booster Box
- Bundle
- Starter Kit
- Commander Decks
- Prerelease
Preorder via the links above to lock in your product for prerelease Friday!
Due to limited product allocation, all stores in North America will have fewer prerelease seats available than usual for these events. We strongly encourage preregistering for all events to ensure your preferred time slots.
Buy a Box Promo
Full boxes will each come with a unique LotR promo. Look at that art!
Magic: Lord of the Rings Prerelease Schedule
Note that preregistration a week or more ahead of the Friday of prerelease gets a $5 discount, after which the price will be the regular $40 for this event.
FRIDAY
Super Casual Sealed | $40
3 pm
You know it, you love it. Build a deck, play 3 rounds, get 2 packs for playing. A can’t miss option for new and experienced players alike.
Super Casual Sealed | $40
6 pm
You know it, you love it. Build a deck, play 3 rounds, get 2 packs for playing. A can’t miss option for new and experienced players alike.
SATURDAY
Classic Sealed | $40
12pm
With a pizza lunch served prior to round 1.
Join us for Classic Sealed – get your prerelease kit, build a deck, and battle it out for packs based on standings! 1 Collector Pack for going 3-0, 3 set packs for 2-1, and 1 set pack for everyone else! Everyone gets pizza, everyone gets fun.
Super Casual Weekend Wind-Down | $40
4 pm
Join us for one last in-store build of the day with complimentary snacks.
Casual, non-competitive, friendly matches. Everyone that plays at least 1 round gets 2 bonus packs for playing.
SUNDAY 2-HEADED
2-Headed Giant | $60 / team
12 pm
One entry gets you two players worth of fun. 2-Headed Giant is back on Sundays! Get 12 packs to build 2 decks and battle the other 2-headed teams.
Every player who finishes all the rounds gets 2 set booster packs – 3-0 teams get 6 set booster packs
WEDNESDAY
Learn to Play
6 pm Sealed Deck | $40
This is a small event, specially for new (or newer) players who want hands on instruction. Our event specialist, Mikey, will be on hand to answer all your questions, teach the game, and give you some pointers on building sealed decks.
The Draft Option
6 pm Booster Draft | $25
A clean choice for the drafters, you can draft on prerelease week!
These events will be run using Magic’s Event Link tournament software. Download the Event Link Companion App here! This will let you join events, report results, and more!
The One Ring 1:1 promotion
One ring to rule them all…
Somewhere, lost in the packs of Collector boosters, is a singular copy of the above printing of the One Ring. This 1:1 printing is already garnering huge bounties online (up to $1,000,000 as of yesterday). As millions of players search for the “precious,” keep in mind that other rings were also forged in the fires of Wizards of the Coast’s printing presses. If you want to search for you own precious, here is where alternate printings can be found in packs sold at Just Games
