Elsewhere Worlds - The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth - 30-Pack Booster Display Set (ITA)

Elsewhere Worlds - The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth - 30-Pack Booster Display Set (ITA)

In the land of Mordor, where the dark shadow falls

The most important card game of all time meets the greatest fantasy saga ever written . This time, Magic sets off for Middle Earth: The Lord of the Rings finally has its own special set, full of new, iconic and powerful cards, which will delight both fans of Tolkien's books and the most avid players of this Collectible Card Game. From Gondor to Lothlorien, from Rohan to Erebor... will you bend the world to your will or save it from the power of the One? Whatever your choice, in the Booster Sets you will find exclusive special thematic cards , otherwise unobtainable, as well as reprints of highly sought-after cards .

• Display of 30 Expansion packs directly from Worlds Elsewhere The Lord of the Rings: Tales from Middle-earth for Magic: The Gathering
• 12 cards per pack , and one of them is always foil !
• 1 to 4 rare or mythic cards and 1 Art Card per envelope
• Includes a box topper containing a card traditional foil Realms & Relics

One set to rule them all

Worlds Beyond ( Universes Beyond ) It is a new line of products for Magic: The Gathering which aim to bring the father of all collectible card games to well-known worlds of the nerd scene: a series of prestigious collaborations for Wizards of the Coast, which in this way demonstrates that it is always up to date and close to the needs of enthusiasts.

The Lord of the Rings: Tales from Middle-earth (original) The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth ) is the second crossover expansion set for Magic: the Gathering . After a first foray into the world of Warhammer 40,000 , this time the masterpiece of Wizards of the Coast explore the fantasy world par excellence. In the land of Arda , created by the pen and mind of JRR Tolkien, where the events depicted in three blockbuster films courtesy of Peter Jackson take place, where evil awakens and searches for a powerful artefact .

This expansion will take you alongside the Fellowship of the Ring, towards Mount Doom, under the ever-watchful and cruel eye of the Dark Lord: each card is dedicated to places, characters, events of this legendary saga , and comes to life through new mechanics and cards never seen before! This special set will be legal in all eternal formats (Modern included).

The expansion is made up of 281 regular cards , which must be accompanied by a series of cards premium specials, reserved for certain types of booster packs or products, which this time are really interesting , including art-alternatives, box toppers, serialized cards, Rings of Power and more! Among the new features to report, the land cards full art representing various sections of a large map of Middle-earth, done in the style we would all expect.

Another peculiarity of this set: for the first time in a long, long time, there will be no Planeswalker cards included. The choice was motivated by a deep respect for the setting that Magic will explore this time. This will certainly bring many novelties in the Gameplay of the formats limited , who will not be able to rely on this normally very powerful card type.

Exclusives worthy of an epic saga!

Maybe you're still not convinced? Then get ready, because the surprises of this set are not limited to the name . This time Wizards of the Coast has decided to do things in a big way, like never before. Not only will you have the chance to witness a meeting of brands that have left their mark on the contemporary fantasy imagination, but you will also be able to take home exclusive and sought-after cards .

Each Draft Display of this set will include a special box topper , a foil card with a very special name and illustration, taken from the pages of Tolkien's great masterpiece, but with rules that are based on a regular Magic card. These cards can be used as if they were the card they are based on , continuing a trend that began with Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths and has since managed to touch many top-notch brands . How could The Lord of the Rings be any less? The cards available in this special subset, called Realm and Relics , are 30 and include cards that have made the history of this collectible card game, such as Ensnaring Bridge and Wasteland !

Each pack of this set will also contain special cards with treatment showcase : this time, these are cards linked to very specific moments in the history described in the books and films, and all portray the main characters and the crucial moments of the story . Many of these moments represent episodes of great danger, in which the forces of the Dark Lord put the heroes of the Company to the test, trying to tempt them or hinder them just when they are in their darkest hour, just when their true nature emerges among a thousand dangers. It is no coincidence that the graphics of these showcases It will be a stylization of the Ring of Power.

What are Booster Sets?

THE Booster Sets (or Expansion Packs, in their Italian version) are a product designed for those who love opening sachets !

These are a special type of booster pack, first introduced in the Zendikar Rising expansion. in 2020. After an initial testing period, they became an integral part of the line of each set , both among the regular ones (designed for Standard) and the special ones.

Expansion Packs are different from Draft Packs : they contain 12 cards , distributed differently than usual. Since these packs are not intended to be used for draft play, the cards they contain do not necessarily have to be present in order to ensure balanced play. This means that Set Boosters are better for building a collection : they are perfect for discovering the expansion, and often include really interesting extras , such as illustration cards, a foil insured and other special features (such as cards bearing the signature of the artist who illustrated them). And if that wasn't enough, it's possible to find more than one rare or mythic per pack!

Plus, each set has the 25% chance of containing a card The List , that is, coming from a selection of historical cards, often powerful and sought after, and which will arouse the envy of any veteran and collector of Magic: the Gathering!

The Father of All Collectible Card Games

Magic: The Gathering represents a turning point in the world of board games. What was initially considered only a new way of understanding board games , has gradually transformed into a world of its own : Magic , which is considered the forefather and therefore the most important of all Collectible Card Games, has evolved a lot since its birth, way back in 1993.

Magic is the most famous creation of the visionary Richard Garfield, the father of a whole series of titles that have made entire generations of boys and girls dream and have fun. Garfield, who during his long career has created masterpieces such as KeyForge , King of Tokyo , Netrunner , Robo Rally , Bunny Kingdom and more, poured all their talent into this game, which is now considered one of the most complex and deep in existence . From a niche, this game has taken a prominent position in the gaming landscape, and has never left it since, rediscovering a new renaissance in recent years, also thanks to the production of the very popular and widely played Magic Arena and the popularity of the Commander format.

Magic: the Gathering (which veterans will know by its old name, Magic: the Gathering ) was the vanguard of every other card game, from which many of the traditional concepts of the TCGs came to life, and from the day of its first sets it has never stopped innovating and renewing itself. With an expert and attentive team, that of Wizards of the Coast , Magic remains one of the main and most innovative names on the scene, even now that it has exceeded thirty years of existence .

In Magic , each player represents a wizard or sorceress of great power , a Planeswalker, endowed with immeasurable powers, capable of traveling at will between parallel dimensions, that is, between the many worlds that make up the multiverse . From its center, the historical Dominaria, to the darkest shores, dominated by immeasurable beings, by demons, by hordes of emotionless biomachines, passing through lush worlds, rich in different cultures, by city-worlds, worlds where nature dominates unchallenged, where magic flows visibly or where giants and divinities walk among mortals.

The game, in detail, consists of a battle between wizards (two, or more) who summon creatures and use spells to impose their will. Each player starts (in the most common version of the game) with 20 life points and aims to reduce those of the opponent to zero. To do so , he draws pure power, called mana, from the land itself , to use it for his own ends. In technical terms, he plays special cards (Lands) that he can use to play the others (be they creatures, artifacts, spells, or other). But Lands and cards are not all the same: one of the great strengths of this game is in fact represented by the concept of color . Excluding the cards that do not have one, There are five colors of magic :

• The White of light, of order, of fanaticism;
• The Blue of deception, water and intellect;
• The Black of shadow, death and ambition;
• The Red of chaos, fury and freedom;
• The Green of nature, of life and of brute force.

Played alone or combined, each of these colors produces a different style of play. Where White, for example, plays many small creatures, Green focuses on a few powerful beasts; where Blue is slow and calculating, Red is fast and burns like fire. Thanks to this, the game comes out flexible and interesting .

If you haven't tried it yet, give this game a chance. A whole universe of adventures awaits you!