The Hobbit Draft — Magic: The Gathering · Arcane Forge

Arcane Forge · Magic: The Gathering · Booster Draft

✦ Launch Window Draft ✦

The Hobbit
Draft

— There and Back Again, in Forty Cards —

From Bag End through Mirkwood to the Lonely Mountain.
Three boosters, one deck, one afternoon of Middle-earth.
All skill levels · No deck needed · 8 seats only

22 AugSaturday 2026
13:00–18:00Afternoon
€25Entry · 3 boosters
8Seats
01 · The Essentials

Draft Details

Date
Saturday 22 August 2026 · 13:00–18:00
Entry
€25 per player — includes your 3 Play Boosters
Format
Booster Draft · The Hobbit (HOB) · 40-card minimum deck
Seats
8 players — one pod, first come first served
Prize
Winner takes 3 booster packs
Bring
Nothing but yourself — cards, lands and sleeves-optional deck building all handled on the day

The Hobbit released 14 August — this is your chance to draft the set while it's still fresh, a week into release. The first Tolkien set legal in Standard, with Adventure returning alongside new Storied and Recruit mechanics.

02 · How It Works

Never Drafted Before?

Draft is the best way to play Magic — everyone starts equal, nobody needs a collection, and the deck you build is yours to keep. Here's the whole thing in four steps.

1
Open a pack, pick a card
Everyone opens their first booster at the same time and picks one card to keep — without showing anyone.
2
Pass the rest
Pass the remaining cards to the player on your left, and take the pack passed to you. Pick again. Repeat until every card is drafted, then open pack two — this time passing right.
3
Build a 40-card deck
You'll end up with around 45 cards. Build a deck of at least 40 cards, adding as many basic lands as you like — we provide those. Roughly 17 lands and 23 spells is the classic ratio.
4
Play
Swiss rounds against the other drafters. Games are quick, decks are fresh, and everyone is figuring the set out together. All the cards you drafted are yours to take home.

Genuinely new to Magic? Say so when you arrive and we'll pair you with someone who'll walk you through deck building and your first few turns. Draft is one of the friendliest formats there is — nobody expects you to know the set.

03 · Prize Support

Winner Takes the Hoard

🐉
1st Place — 3 Booster Packs
Smaug's treasure goes to whoever finishes top of the pod. Everyone else keeps every card they drafted — which, at 45 cards a player, is no small haul either.
04 · On the Day

What to Bring

All you need
  • Yourself (and a ticket)
  • Sleeves, if you use them
  • A deck box for your haul
  • Dice or life counter

Boosters, basic lands, and deck-building space all provided. Drinks and snacks available at the Forge counter throughout the afternoon.

8 Seats. One Pod.

Secure your place at the table.

Buy Ticket — €25

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