Collecting The Hobbit

Main set rarities

Printed counts for hob (from the collecting article).

• C 60 common
• U 55 uncommon
• R 53 rare
• M 15 mythic

Also 5 common dual lands and 5 default-frame basic lands. Eternal-legal printings live in HOC.

Important collector numbers

Chase treatments and example CNs from the article (not every number in the band).

• Gleaming gold Smaug the Magnificent hob

  #249

  Headliner; ~500 copies worldwide. Collector Boosters only; always English even in other-language packs.

  Collector Booster
• Book cover cards hob

  #239 · #242 · #247

  4 rare + 6 mythic. Nonfoil / traditional foil in Play + Collector; surge foil CNs 275–284 Collector only.

  Play Booster Collector Booster
• Dwarvish language cards hoc

  #94 · #96

  5 mythic rares on HOC (#93–97). Collector Boosters only; always in Dwarvish.

  Collector Booster
• Dragon hoard frame hob

  #217 · #226 · #229 · #237

  6 uncommon, 11 rare, 8 mythic. NF/TF in Play + Collector; surge foil CNs 250–274 Collector only.

  Play Booster Collector Booster
• Middle-earth classic artist hoc

  #16 · #25 · #44

  40 mythic rares on HOC (#13–52 NF/TF; #53–92 surge). Traditional foil as box topper; NF + surge in Collector.

  Collector Booster Box Topper
• Play Booster scene cards hob

  #202 · #205

  2 common, 4 uncommon, 9 rare across two scenes (The Five Armies Clash!, Fight with the Great Goblin).

  Play Booster Collector Booster
• Scene Box cards hoc

  #2 · #9

  12 borderless scene cards on HOC (#1–12). Traditional foil in Scene Boxes; nonfoil in Collector Boosters.

  Scene Box Collector Booster
• Extended-art rares / mythics hob

  #290 · #312

  26 rare + 2 mythic from the main set (#285–312). Nonfoil + traditional foil in Collector Boosters only.

  Collector Booster
• Middle-earth journey basic lands hob

  #194 · #195 · #196 · #197 · #198

  NF/TF in Play Boosters; each Collector Booster includes one traditional foil journey land.

  Play Booster Collector Booster
• Seasonal Hobbit Plains hob

  #313 · #314 · #315 · #316

  Prerelease Pack (nonfoil #313–316), Bundle (traditional foil), Gift Bundle (surge #317–320).

  Prerelease Pack Bundle Gift Bundle

Treatment bands in this set

Collector number ranges from imported printings — useful if you only care about certain arts.

• Book cover #239–248 Play Booster Collector Booster
• Gleaming gold #249 Collector Booster
• Dragon hoard surge #250–320 Collector Booster
• Book cover surge #250–320 Collector Booster
• Extended art #285–312 Collector Booster
• Seasonal Hobbit land #313–316 Prerelease Pack Bundle
• Seasonal Hobbit land surge #250–320 Gift Bundle
• Bundle promo #321 Bundle
• Journey land #194–198 Play Booster Collector Booster
• Scene #199–213 Play Booster Collector Booster
• Dragon hoard #214–238 Play Booster Collector Booster

Treatment rarities

How many of each rarity appear in each Booster Fun family (article counts).

• Gleaming gold headliner M 1

  Collector Booster only (~500 copies).

• Middle-earth classic artist M 40

  Box Topper (traditional foil); Collector Booster (nonfoil + surge).

• Dwarvish language M 5

  Collector Booster only (nonfoil + traditional foil).

• Book cover R 4 M 6

  Play + Collector (NF/TF); surge foil Collector only.

• Dragon hoard U 6 R 11 M 8

  Play + Collector (NF/TF); surge foil Collector only.

• Scene cards (boosters) C 2 U 4 R 9

  Play + Collector (NF/TF).

• Scene Box cards

  Scene Box (traditional foil); Collector Booster (nonfoil).

• Extended art R 26 M 2

  Collector Booster only (NF/TF). HOC also has mythic extended-art in Collector slots.

• Surge foil (any treatment)

  Collector Booster only.

What’s in each product

Slot makeup and rarity mix per pack / product (from the collecting article).