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The Hobbit Intelligence History

A chronological record of reviewed Trend Intelligence reports that connected The Hobbit to deckbuilding, product, supply, pricing, or market changes.

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History Summary

What the durable links show

Reports
100 reviewed reports
First referenced
Jul 16, 2026
Latest mention
Sep 9, 2026
Signal types
9 signal types
Linked cards
189 linked cards

Recurring Signals

Repeated report patterns

3 shown

Recurring signal with changing conditions

13 reports from to

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Referenced in 13 reviewed reports across 32 days. Reports from Jul 21, 2026 to Aug 22, 2026 repeated 4 signal types around the same canonical context.

Commander brewingMarketplace disagreementPlayer and decklist movementPrice movement

Recurring signal with changing conditions

12 reports from to

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Referenced in 12 reviewed reports across 28 days. Reports from Jul 22, 2026 to Aug 19, 2026 repeated 4 signal types around the same canonical context.

Commander brewingConfirmed market signalMarketplace disagreementPrice movement

Recurring signal with changing conditions

11 reports from to

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Referenced in 11 reviewed reports across 28 days. Reports from Jul 22, 2026 to Aug 19, 2026 repeated 4 signal types around the same canonical context.

Commander brewingConfirmed market signalMarketplace disagreementPrice movement

Printing-specific: this recurring signal applies to the identified version, not every printing.

Reviewed Reports

Intelligence History

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2026

Collector / version interest

Commander Party starts today and gives Bilbo, Luckwearer another WPN distribution channel. Most stores receive the nonfoil promo, while the traditional foil stays tied to WPN Premium locations; this expands supply rather than introducing the first promo copies.

Linked as related set context.

Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.

Collector / version interest

Bilbo's WPN promo gets another distribution channel when Commander Party starts August 21, but foil access stays tied to WPN Premium stores. The promo already exists through Two-Headed Giant Commander Night, so tomorrow expands supply rather than creating a brand-new version.

Linked as related set context.

Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.

Collector / version interest

New Hobbit printings add functional supply for The One Ring, Orcish Bowmasters, Galadriel's Dismissal, and other Commander cards. The borderless nonfoils, Box Topper traditional foils, and Collector Booster surge foils remain separate exact-version markets, and their release does not prove older copies have fallen.

Linked as related set context.

Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.

Collector / version interest

A Hobbit Book Cover is not automatically a Collector-Booster-only card. Nonfoil and traditional foil copies can come from both Play and Collector Boosters, while surge foils have the much narrower Collector-Booster-only supply path.

Linked as related set context.

Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.

Collector / version interest

Nine HOC mythics have one version available through Collector Boosters now and another planned for 2027. The current copies are nonfoil extended art; the Co-Op Kit copies will be traditional-foil default frame, so the later product adds playable supply without duplicating the exact treatment.

Linked as related set context.

Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.

Collector / version interest

The Lonely Mountain is already showing up heavily in Dwarf and Equipment decks, but 'borderless' is not one price. TCGplayer currently has one borderless version around $8.43 and another around $1.40, while the regular copy sits around $5.90.

Linked as related set context.

Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.

Collector / version interest

The Gen Con Tom, Bert, and William promo is not limited to one tournament queue. Players can receive the Commander card through Pre Prerelease participation, other on-site activities, and qualifying accessory purchases while supplies last, but this is a version-source check rather than a confirmed market move.

Linked as related set context.

Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.

Collector / version interest

A Hobbit booster box includes one card from a forty-card classic artist pool. The traditional-foil box topper, nonfoil Collector Booster copy, and surge-foil Collector Booster copy are different versions even when the card name and artwork match.

Linked as related set context.

Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.

Collector / version interest

The new Hobbit Commander mythics have more than one supply timeline. Extended-art copies can arrive through Collector Boosters now, while the announced traditional foils belong to a separate 2027 product.

Linked as related set context.

Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.

Collector / version interest

Several familiar Middle-earth cards now have new Hobbit printings. Those copies may use different art, frames, finishes, and products, so their prices should not be blended with older versions.

Linked as related set context.

Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.

Collector / version interest

The Hobbit event calendar adds several cards that need their own version pages. Store, WPN Premium, Spotlight, CommandFest, RCQ, and Regional Championship copies will not have the same supply.

Linked as related set context.

Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.

Collector / version interest

The Hobbit is not one version story. Gleaming gold Smaug, classic-artist box toppers, Dwarvish cards, book covers, Dragon hoard frames, journey lands, seasonal lands, and Scene Box cards all enter through different products.

Linked as related set context.

Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.