Magic: The Gathering® | The Hobbit™ Mechanics

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Discover new mechanics in Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit, including Storied and Recruit, inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's works.

Key points

• Storied grants an enduring story to players with three or more artifacts/artefacts/legendary permanents/Sagas
• Recruit allows you to hire personnel for your adventures
• Hone Counters lets you gain counters on creatures and planeswalkers

What you get

• Inspired by The Hobbit, new mechanics like Storied and Recruit
• Storied grants an enduring story with a static ability to control artifacts/artefacts/legendary permanents/Sagas
• Recruit lets you hire personnel for your adventures

Why it matters

These mechanics add depth to the game by allowing players to build their own stories and teams, inspired by Tolkien's works.

Details

Storied is a static ability that grants an enduring story when certain conditions are met. It doesn't matter if you lose control of the permanent with storied or any of your artifacts/artefacts/legendary permanents/Sagas

Recruit allows players to hire personnel for their adventures, adding depth and variety to gameplay

Good to know

• Storied is a static ability that grants an enduring story when certain conditions are met. It doesn't matter if you lose control of the permanent with storied or any of your artifacts/artefacts/legendary permanents/Sagas
• Recruit is available for players who have earned their enduring story

Read the original on Wizards (https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/the-hobbit-mechanics) • Source: Wizards of the Coast