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Magic · Adventures in the Forgotten Realms · #190 · Rare

Instrument of the Bards

Magic card price for Instrument of the Bards: $0.34 market, from $0.16 at the cheapest listing, Normal printing, updated Oct 19, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Normal · Oct 19, 2026
$0.34
0.0% this week · +13.3% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days0.0%
30 days+13.3%
90 days+9.7%
1 year+47.8%
All time+54.6%

Sellers right now

$0.16lowest listing$1,000.34highest
Market price$0.34
Mid listing$0.40
30-day avg$0.30

Market price is what a near-mint copy actually sold for. The cheapest listing is what a seller asks today — on thin markets the two differ a lot.

Where to buy

TCGplayer$0.34
Cardmarket$0.28 €0.25

EUR converted at 1.1225 (ECB reference rate). Shipping and condition not included.

One year

$0.1752-week low$0.3552-week high
In the range94%
All-time low$0.11
All-time high$0.35
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Normal · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$0.11$0.20$0.30$0.40
$0.34
Feb 2024Jan 2025Nov 2025Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Our price record for Instrument of the Bards (Normal) begins in February 2024 at $0.22; the market price today is $0.34, up 54.6% since then. In the last year the price changed +47.8% and ranged from $0.17 to $0.35, and it now trades near the top of that range. Today's price is the highest we have recorded for this card. Listings currently start at $0.16; over the last 30 days the market price averaged $0.30.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Normal$0.34$0.16$1,000.340.0%
Foil$0.30$0.20$25.30−6.3%

The card in play

Type line
Legendary Artifact
Rules text

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a harmony counter on Instrument of the Bards.

3G, T: Search your library for a creature card with mana value equal to the number of harmony counters on Instrument of the Bards, reveal it, and put it into your hand. If that card is legendary, create a Treasure token. Then shuffle.

Other printings of Instrument of the Bards

4 more · $0.34 – $5.63
All printings
Instrument of the Bards (190), AFR Ampersand Promos — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Instrument of the Bards AFR Ampersand Promos · #190 $5.63 Instrument of the Bards (190), Promo Pack: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Instrument of the Bards Promo Pack: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms · #190 $0.99 Instrument of the Bards (190), Prerelease Cards — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Instrument of the Bards Prerelease Cards · #190 $0.62 Instrument of the Bards (Extended Art) (385), Adventures in the Forgotten Realms — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Instrument of the Bards (Extended Art) Adventures in the Forgotten Realms · #385 $0.45

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