Last updated on December 21, 2025
Mount Doom scene | Illustration by Marta Nael
What's your favorite scene from the Lord of the Rings books or movies? I love the encounter with the Balrog in the movie and the books. I’m not “a servant of the Secret Fire,” but I can help guide you through the wonderful scene cards that started with The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth set and reach into many Universes Beyond collaborations.
The art on a Magic card with default treatment takes up more than half of the card, and that's not enough art for scene cards. What if I told you those images could all be put together like a cardboard mural after we strip away the border and background of the rules box?
What is a Scene Card?
Scene cards are multiple individual borderless cards that can be put together in a specific order to make a bigger picture of one of the famous scenes from the universe, much like wallpaper. Many of these are regular cards that add more collectible value for fans. Some scene cards are unique and only found in scene box products like Spidey's Spectacular Showdown which released alongside Spider-Man, or the four different collectible Lord of the Rings scene boxes.
How Many Scene Cards Are There?
Bilbo's Birthday Party scene | Illustration by Livia Prima
There are 113 scene cards largely in Lord of the Rings, with four collections for 24 cards from Final Fantasy (to be released Dec. 5, 2025), 12 total cards from Avatar: The Last Airbender, and a single 6-card set in both Assassin's Creed and Spider-Man. 77 of the cards create 11 iconic scenes from LotR lore. Many of these scene cards are found in different packs and bundles. The scene cards in Assassin's Creed are an unexpected pleasure when you were expecting a typical land. The friendly neighborhood Spider-Man has to put up with three villains out of its scene cards.
At the end of the day, each scene card is designed to spark joy in your memory. Now let's take a look at each scene!
Complete List and Gallery of Scene Cards
The cards start at the top left corner of the scene and move from left to right to the bottom right card.
Camp Comrades
You need an oasis, and thank Final Fantasy for showing some tasty food and equipment support from Final Fantasy 15 in Camp Comrades.
- Noctis, Heir Apparent
- Fishing Gear
- Chocobo Camp
- Flash Photography
- Campsite Cuisine
- Warrior's Resolve
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- CAMP COMRADES—Kick back with Prince Noctis and his loyal companions for a moment of respite on their world-spanning road trip. Ignis may have even come up with a new recipe!
- COMBINE 6 BORDERLESS CARDS TO MAKE THIS SCENE—Power up your deck or collection with 6 Traditional Foil Borderless Scene cards and piece them together to reveal this iconic moment from FINAL FANTASY XV
- PUT YOUR ART ON FULL DISPLAY—While each Scene Card is a playable Magic card (including game text), this box also contains 6 Art-Only Cards, allowing you to appreciate the scene in all its glory on the included display easel
- INCLUDES 3 PLAY BOOSTERS—Each Scene Box also comes with 3 Play Boosters; the best way to discover what Magic has to offer, they're perfect for building decks, playing games with friends, and are tons of fun to open
Children of Fate
Children of Fate is four human legends and one sealed package of Final Fantasy 8 nostalgia equal one green-less box of cards (not including the play boosters) that cares a lot about the combat phase.
- Edea, Possessed Sorceress
- Fated Clash
- Rinoa, Angel Wing
- Seifer, Balamb Rival
- Duelist's Flame
- Squall, Gunblade Duelist
- LEGENDARY SCENES COME TO LIFE—Immortalize iconic moments from your favorite games with Magic: The Gathering—FINAL FANTASY Scene Boxes
- CHILDREN OF FATE—Witness a clash of bitter rivals as Squall and Seifer's duel on the training field heats up! Some scars may never fade...
- COMBINE 6 BORDERLESS CARDS TO MAKE THIS SCENE—Power up your deck or collection with 6 Traditional Foil Borderless Scene cards and piece them together to reveal this iconic moment from FINAL FANTASY VIII
- PUT YOUR ART ON FULL DISPLAY—While each Scene Card is a playable Magic card (including game text), this box also contains 6 Art-Only Cards, allowing you to appreciate the scene in all its glory on the included display easel
- INCLUDES 3 PLAY BOOSTERS—Each Scene Box also comes with 3 Play Boosters; the best way to discover what Magic has to offer, they're perfect for building decks, playing games with friends, and are tons of fun to open
Garland at The Chaos Shrine
Revisit the first Final Fantasy gather a full party and play out some Magic with Garland at The Chaos Shrine.
- Garland, Royal Kidnapper
- The Destined Warrior
- The Destined White Mage
- Chaos Shrine's Black Crystal
- The Destined Thief
- The Destined Black Mage
- LEGENDARY SCENES COME TO LIFE—Immortalize iconic moments from your favorite games with Magic: The Gathering—FINAL FANTASY Scene Boxes
- GARLAND AT THE CHAOS SHRINE—In a world shrouded in darkness, reclaim the light of the Crystals! Rush to the Chaos Shrine to battle Garland, the kidnapper of Princess Sarah
- COMBINE 6 BORDERLESS CARDS TO MAKE THIS SCENE—Power up your deck or collection with 6 Traditional Foil Borderless Scene cards and piece them together to reveal this iconic moment from the first FINAL FANTASY game
- PUT YOUR ART ON FULL DISPLAY—While each Scene Card is a playable Magic card (including game text), this box also contains 6 Art-Only Cards, allowing you to appreciate the scene in all its glory on the included display easel
- INCLUDES 3 PLAY BOOSTERS—Each Scene Box also comes with 3 Play Boosters; the best way to discover what Magic has to offer, they're perfect for building decks, playing games with friends, and are tons of fun to open
The Siege of Alexandria
The Siege of Alexandria is an epic confrontation from Final Fantasy 9 and highlights three Commander-specific cards including one Gruul commander in Amarant Coral.
- LEGENDARY SCENES COME TO LIFE—Immortalize iconic moments from your favorite games with Magic: The Gathering—FINAL FANTASY Scene Boxes
- THE SIEGE OF ALEXANDRIA—Hurry to Garnet's side as the mighty Bahamut lays waste to Alexandria! With the arrival of Alexander, the guardian of legend, a climactic duel between eidolons is about to unfold.
- COMBINE 6 BORDERLESS CARDS TO MAKE THIS SCENE—Power up your deck or collection with 6 Traditional Foil Borderless Scene card and piece them together to reveal this iconic moment from FINAL FANTASY IX
- PUT YOUR ART ON FULL DISPLAY—While each Scene Card is a playable Magic card (including game text), this box also contains 6 Art-Only Cards, allowing you to appreciate the scene in all its glory on the included display easel
- INCLUDES 3 PLAY BOOSTERS—Each Scene Box also comes with 3 Play Boosters; the best way to discover what Magic has to offer, they're perfect for building decks, playing games with friends, and are tons of fun to open
Tea Time at the Jasmine Dragon
The Tea Time at The Jasmine Dragon scene box is the relaxing moment you yearn for at the end of an epic best of 3 traditional match. Sit back, sip some fine tea and enjoy Team Avatar in one of the most glorious moments captured by an amateur professional Magic artist.
- LEGENDARY SCENES COME TO LIFE—Relive the series with iconic scenes and wield the power of the elements as Avatar: The Last Airbender teams up with Magic: The Gathering!
- TEA TIME AT THE JASMINE DRAGON—Old friends reunite for a cup of jasmine tea at Uncle Iroh’s shop. Can friendships last more than one lifetime?
- COMBINE 6 BORDERLESS CARDS TO MAKE THIS SCENE—Power up your deck or collection with 6 Traditional Foil Borderless Scene cards and piece them together to reveal the full story
- PUT YOUR ART ON FULL DISPLAY—While each Scene Card is a playable Magic card (including game text), this box also contains 6 Art-Only Cards, allowing you to appreciate the scene in all its glory on the included display easel
- INCLUDES 3 PLAY BOOSTERS—Each Scene Box also comes with 3 Play Boosters; the best way to discover what Magic has to offer, they're perfect for building decks, playing games with friends, and are tons of fun to open
The Black Sun Invasion
Story time: The Day of Black Sun was my introduction to Avatar: The Last Airbender. This action-packed two-part episode is a landmark case of why this show defied the Nickelodeon channel it debuted on. An all-out invasion that took weeks (about 20 episodes of the show) to plan and precise timing with an eclipse… is only fitting in that fans learned about it 100 days before its release on Nov. 21, 2025.
The Black Sun Invasion Scene Box celebrates six cards that have too much material for a typical Magic battle card. It shows all four elements with benders in their prime, and highlights powerful cards for their colors.
- LEGENDARY SCENES COME TO LIFE—Relive the series with iconic scenes and wield the power of the elements as Avatar: The Last Airbender teams up with Magic: The Gathering!
- THE BLACK SUN INVASION—Team Avatar leads the invasion of the Fire Nation during the solar eclipse. Are they walking into a deadly trap?
- COMBINE 6 BORDERLESS CARDS TO MAKE THIS SCENE—Power up your deck or collection with 6 Traditional Foil Borderless Scene cards and piece them together to reveal the full story
- PUT YOUR ART ON FULL DISPLAY—While each Scene Card is a playable Magic card (including game text), this box also contains 6 Art-Only Cards, allowing you to appreciate the scene in all its glory on the included display easel
- INCLUDES 3 PLAY BOOSTERS—Each Scene Box also comes with 3 Play Boosters; the best way to discover what Magic has to offer, they're perfect for building decks, playing games with friends, and are tons of fun to open
Spidey's Spectacular Showdown
Three villains and a couple of their weapons surround the Sensational Spider-Man. This showdown is full of superpowered up effects. The hero and villains throw around “draw three cards,” reanimation, “scavenging” your opponent's graveyard, stun counters and discard payoffs. The Spidey scene box is it's own product with MSRP of $41.99, or about the price of six play boosters. Here are the cards:
- Grasping Tentacles
- Venom, Deadly Devourer
- Green Goblin, Nemesis
- Doc Ock, Evil Inventor
- Sensational Spider-Man
- Pumpkin Bombs
Assassin's Creed Roma Vista
Six cards illustrate a view of Rome from the perspective of Assassin's Creed‘s Ezio Auditore da Firenze. They happen to be quite playable dual lands, and Ezio is a natural choice for an EDH deck. It's quite a feat to collect these since they do not have their own box, and come in beyond boosters, collector boosters, and bundles. Look for:
- Sunbaked Canyon
- Fiery Islet
- Ezio Auditore da Firenze
- Nurturing Peatland
- Silent Clearing
- Waterlogged Grove
Mount Doom
The Mount Doom scene is included in The Lord of the Rings bundle and The Lord of the Rings Gift Bundle, as well as non-foil versions in The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth collector boosters.
Battle of the Pelennor Fields
Battle of the Pelennor Fields scene is included in Tales of Middle-earth set, LTR draft boosters, and LTR collector boosters.
- Minas Tirith
- Mirkwood Bats
- Voracious Fell Beast
- Witch-king of Angmar
- Shadow of the Enemy
- Barad-dûr
- Oliphaunt
- Rising of the Day
- Éomer, Marshal of Rohan
- Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
- Éowyn, Fearless Knight
- Prince Imrahil the Fair
- Knights of Dol Amroth
- Orcish Bowmasters
- Aragorn, the Uniter
- Legolas, Master Archer
- Gimli, Mournful Avenger
- Merry, Esquire of Rohan
Bilbo’s Birthday Party
Bilbo’s Birthday Party scene is found as a foil-stamped traditional foil promo card in No products found. as well as in the LTR set, draft, and collector booster packs.
- Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
- Wizard's Rockets
- Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
- Delighted Halfling
- Bilbo, Retired Burglar
- Frodo Baggins
Bridge of Khazad-dûm
Bridge of Khazad-dûm scene can be found in Lord of the Rings set, draft, and collector boosters.
- The Balrog, Durin's Bane
- Flame of Anor
- Boromir, Warden of the Tower
- Lash of the Balrog
- Sting, the Glinting Dagger
- Aragorn, Company Leader
Isengard Destroyed
Isengard Destroyed can be found in Tales of Middle-earth set, draft, and collector booster packs.
- Dunland Crebain
- Saruman of Many Colors
- Storm of Saruman
- Pippin's Bravery
- Fangorn, Tree Shepherd
- Nasty End
- Foray of Orcs
- Last March of the Ents
- Quickbeam, Upstart Ent
The Scouring of the Shire
The Scouring of the Shire is found in LTR's set, draft, and collector boosters.
Departure to the Grey Havens
Departure to the Grey Havens can be found in Lord of the Rings set, draft, and collector boosters.
- Gandalf the White
- The Grey Havens
- Lost Isle Calling
- Many Partings
- Galadriel of Lothlórien
- Elrond, Master of Healing
Aragon at Helm’s Deep
Aragon at Helm’s Deep is tucked away in a special scene box. All six scene cards are included with a paper easel to display them.
The four different scenes in the scene box collections aren’t included in the main set or in set, draft, or collector boosters. The box scenes center on one mythic and are surrounded by five rares.
- Anduril, Narsil Reforged
- Aragorn, Hornburg Hero
- Legolas's Quick Reflexes
- Gimli's Reckless Might
- Isengard Unleashed
- Rohirrim Chargers
The Might of Galadriel
The Might of Galadriel scene box shows the frighteningly powerful Galadriel over the miniature army of orcs.
- Arboreal Alliance
- Galadriel, Light of Valinor
- Rally the Galadhrim
- Galadriel's Dismissal
- Mists of Lorien
- Galadhrim Brigade
Gandalf in the Pelennor Fields
Gandalf in the Pelennor Fields shows us some powerful spells to affect combat.
- Olorin's Searing Light
- Sorcerous Squall
- Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
- Courageous Resolve
- Gandalf of the Secret Fire
- Fell Beast's Shriek
Flight of The Witch-King
Flight of the Witch-King highlights the danger the witch-kings represent to any ring-bearer.
- Call Forth the Tempest
- Nazgul Battle-Mace
- Witch-king, Sky Scourge
- Mordor on the March
- Fell Beast of Mordor
- Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
How Do You Get Scene Cards?
Select scene cards are found only in their scene box products. Other scene cards are found in a variety of packs and boxes. Lord of the Rings prerelease packs include one scene card from Bilbo’s Birthday party. The Lord of the Rings regular bundle and The Lord of the Rings Gift Bundle include four scene cards from Mount Doom. Scene cards that aren’t a part of the scene boxes are distributed in set, draft, beyond, and collector boosters. The LTR scene boxes and Spidey's Spectacular Showdown include all six scene cards of the specific scene advertised on the box.
Are Scene Cards on MTGA?
Some of the scene cards made it to MTG Arena, as in the scene cards that are also found in regular boosters can be found on Arena. However most of the cards after the Lord of the Ring‘s main set release are not on MTGA. They are part of the eternal or Commander set, and mainly distributed in paper by the scene boxes themselves, or filtered into the probabilities of the collector boosters.
Are Scene Cards Valuable?
The value of the scene cards really depends. The value is generally tied to the card's playability in eternal formats like Commander. Then there's the massive appeal of Final Fantasy that reshapes how the high end of scene cards look. The One Ring is rightfully high around $70, but Ezio Auditore da Firenze, Orcish Bowmasters, and Ozai, the Phoenix King are no slouches either around the $30 mark. On the low end, powerful cards like Mirkwood Bats and Rising of the Day do not get above $1.
Can You Use Your Promo Scene Card at Prerelease?
The promo scene cards weren’t intended for use at prereleases. They were meant to build excitement for the set and are not allowed in Sealed prerelease events.
What Are Scene Boxes?
A scene box is a special collection of six borderless cards that come with 3 additional boosters, and full-art, textless cards for the included display easel.
Avatar: The Last Airbender The Black Sun Invasion scene box is a scene and cards that allow Wizards to sell cards that are not a part of the main set, and deliver on an element that fans really connect with.
- LEGENDARY SCENES COME TO LIFE—Relive the series with iconic scenes and wield the power of the elements as Avatar: The Last Airbender teams up with Magic: The Gathering!
- THE BLACK SUN INVASION—Team Avatar leads the invasion of the Fire Nation during the solar eclipse. Are they walking into a deadly trap?
- COMBINE 6 BORDERLESS CARDS TO MAKE THIS SCENE—Power up your deck or collection with 6 Traditional Foil Borderless Scene cards and piece them together to reveal the full story
- PUT YOUR ART ON FULL DISPLAY—While each Scene Card is a playable Magic card (including game text), this box also contains 6 Art-Only Cards, allowing you to appreciate the scene in all its glory on the included display easel
- INCLUDES 3 PLAY BOOSTERS—Each Scene Box also comes with 3 Play Boosters; the best way to discover what Magic has to offer, they're perfect for building decks, playing games with friends, and are tons of fun to open
What Comes in Scene Boxes?
Each scene box contains:
- 6 borderless scene cards
- 6 unobscured art card versions of the six scene cards
- 1 paper display easel
- 3 booster packs
How Can I Display the Scene Cards?
No products found.To display two rows of three scene cards the No products found. is one of the best options. It provides more sturdiness and protection than the provided display easel, it is infinitely easier to hang and offers ultra violet protection so you can show it off like an art installation. The alternative of binders is fine too, just not as fancy.
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Battle of the Pelennor Fields scene | Illustration by Tyler Jacobson
I think that bringing the iconic scenes of beloved IPs is a smart move by WotC. It gives fans another adaptation of some of their favorite memories from the books or movies, and is inherently cool to collect. The Assassin's Creed, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and Final Fantasy scenes shows they can dial up a scene in another setting a pull it off. These collectible scene cards do a great job of celebrating the artists and showing off some excellent magic art, and I can tell you that I’m excited to get the entire Final Fantasy 9 scene in my collection.
What do you think of the scenes and scene boxes? Will you track them down? What Universes Beyond, or plane within Magic's canon really deserves the next scene cards? Let me know in the comments, or over on the official Draftsim Discord.
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4 Comments
can you add the train combo (bi-lands full art) from outlaw of thunder junction, the map with the full-art lands from LOTR and some combo that i may forget please ?
Do love those, but they actually fall under a different classification of cards. Panoramic art and things like the LOTR map lands aren’t actually “Scene cards,” which is a specific type of card/collection of cards that Wizards makes.
The Basic Lands of Rise of the Eldrazi also are scene cards!
I think those get classified as “panoramic art” or something, but good shoutout regardless.
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