This is the baseline idea, though J.R.R. Tolkien is rather vague and doesn't explain his magic very particularly. For ...

In Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth, a collection of essays and short stories published in 1980, Gandalf’s staff is described more as a walking aid than a powerful magic weapon.

On a lighter note, a cycle of full art basic lands will feature art from different sections of Middle-earth’s iconic map. Art Director Ovidio Cartagena tells me this was one of their very first ...

Tom Bombadil feels decidedly regular, and his very questionable tutoring of Gandalf (or “the Stranger”) in the ways of magic is relegated to an offhand mention. We saw a neat display of moth ...

Take an exclusive look inside one of Magic: The Gathering's four The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Scene Boxes! This one is called "Gandalf in the Pelennor Fields" and ...

Magic: The Gathering's upcoming Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth has seen some interesting reveals (Image via Wizards of the Coast) Though Magic: The Gathering’s Lord of the Rings: Tales ...

On the good side of practical magic, one finds such wizards as Gandalf, from “The Lord of the Rings,” and Dumbledore, from the Harry Potter saga. On the dark side, their opposite numbers ...