Hobbnobbing - B&R Updates, Hobbit Releases, New Mystery Booster & So Much More! @TheMagicShow

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First Pick

B&R:

magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/banned-and-restricted-august-10-2026

Shortest-Lived Standard Format Ever:

reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/1vkwzu9/with_bans_hitting_august_10th_and_the_hobbit

The Hobbit Set Impressions / Feedback - Top 10 soon!

Gather the Townsfolk

Mystery Booster Commander Edition:

https://bsky.app/profile/magic.wizards.com/post/3mrvnj3r6fh2u

Gavin Opens a Pack:

youtube.com/shorts/j-vBVCSeeKo

Gavin Talks Rulebreakers:

instagram.com/reel/Dbl_AM_SMhN

Y’shtola Usurps Ur-Dragon As Top Commander:

edhrec.com/articles/yshtola-nights-blessed-is-now-edhrecs-1-commander

Moving Away From Medium-Size Sets:

markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/823777778414551040/can-you-confirm-if-the-medium-size-for-ub-sets

Success of Omens of Chaos:

https://bsky.app/profile/seananmcguire.bsky.social/post/3mre5ayurzk2e

amazon.com/Strixhaven-Omens-Chaos-Magic-Gathering/dp/059387143X

Combo Play Improvements for MTGO:

mtgo.com/news/combo-play-improvements

Jimothy Arena Bundle:

https://bsky.app/profile/mtgarena.com/post/3mrxhn3pe2m2n

Desperate Ravings

Arena Lacking Visual Cues:

https://bsky.app/profile/greensuitgirl.bsky.social/post/3mrbi4txqst2y

Hobbit’s Botched Preview Season:

https://bsky.app/profile/rebell.bsky.social/post/3mrq2vhmpyk26

Going Infinite

Orientation Packet From WotC GameCamp 1998:

https://bsky.app/profile/bibliovoreorc.bsky.social/post/3mrxnkoempc2f

Splash Damage

Doctor Doom Promo at Doomsday Opening Weekend:

https://bsky.app/profile/theasianavenger.bsky.social/post/3mrqitvlzs227

MTGO X LOTRO: (Daybreak develops both)
lotro.com/news/lotro-mtgo-promotion-2026-en

D&D Universes Beyond:

https://bsky.app/profile/msiglain.bsky.social/post/3mrvk5ihmok2x

The Finisher

Just in case you’ve been living in a hole in the ground, let me be the first to tell you that The Hobbit expansion has begun its expected journey in Magic. So now that Tolkien’s crowning achievement has been forged in the fires of MTG, marking Magic’s first time back to a previously visited Universe, tell me: which Universes Beyond product that we’ve already gotten are you hoping to double dip on next?

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