Return to Middle-earth and experience a timeless tale's grand beginning! Set out from The Shire with Bilbo, Gandalf, and their company of Dwarves in pursuit of fortune, adventure, and the dreadful Dragon Smaug. Amass and recruit your armies in the shadow of The Lonely Mountain, then battle it out to claim the treasures of Erebor!
Prerelease is your first opportunity to get your hands on the newest Magic: The Gathering release and explore what the set has to offer. Prerelease Packs contain everything you need to build your pre-release deck and begin facing off in epic one-on-one matches.
Pre-register NOW to guarantee your seat!
Event Details — Sealed Deck Tournament (Casual):
Upon entry, each team will receive two Prerelease Kits. These kits include 6 packs and an exclusive Prerelease Promo Card, allowing you to get a sneak peek at the new set before it's officially released. And you keep all the cards!
Test your deck-building skills by constructing two 40-card decks from the contents of your and your partner’s Prerelease Kit. You'll use these decks to compete in a friendly yet competitive Sealed Deck tournament.
You’ll play 3 best-of-one matches with a 50 minute match timer. The “Swiss” tournament structure means you’ll be paired against players with the same number of wins so far each round.
Prizes and Promotions:
- 1x Participation Pack per player
- 1x Win Pack per Round Win
- Trade x3 Win Packs for a Collector Booster! (participation packs not eligible)
Prerelease Pack Detailed Contents:
- 6 Play Boosters; each Play Booster contains 14 Magic cards
- 1 foil promo Rare or Mythic Rare
- 1 deck box
- 1 Spindown die
Before you play…
There are a few things you need to prepare beforehand:
- Our community is super friendly to newer players, but this is not a learn-to-play event. Please complete the excellent, free tutorial on Magic Arena to learn the basics so you can hit the ground running!
- The Wizards Companion App (or the email address of your Wizards account). Play Arena? Great! Just use the email you signed up with!
- Your event ticket. We recommend buying in advance; we have limited space and pre-registering guarantees your seat. Can't make it? You can get a refund in store credit.
Cancellations/No-Shows
- Please plan to arrive 10 minutes before the event begins. If you are late you risk forfeiting your spot to waitlisted participants.
- If after purchasing a ticket you can no longer make the event, please cancel your ticket so that we can bring someone in off the waitlist!
- Cancelled / no-show tickets will be refunded in store credit only via digital gift card minus processing fees, and forfeit all promos and prizes.
Store Information
- Be sure to review our Code of Conduct below, and follow the golden rule— be the kind of player YOU would want to play with!
Have a question? Call us at 512-504-3404 or send us an email at info@lionhearthobby.com.
