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Magic · Prerelease Cards · #195 · Rare

The Balrog, Durin's Bane

Magic card price for The Balrog, Durin's Bane: $4.55 market, from $4.03 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 19, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 19, 2026
$4.55
+1.8% this week · −0.2% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days+1.8%
30 days−0.2%
90 days−0.7%
1 year−18.3%
All time+114.6%

Sellers right now

$4.03lowest listing$13.99highest
Market price$4.55
Mid listing$5.35
30-day avg$4.49

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$4.55
Cardmarket$7.11 €6.33

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

One year

$4.4352-week low$5.6552-week high
In the range10%
All-time low$1.94
All-time high$6.30
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$1.64$3.64$5.63$7.63
$4.55
Feb 2024Jan 2025Nov 2025Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

The Balrog, Durin's Bane was released in October 2026. Launch-week prices are left out here: before supply arrives they are mostly guesses. The cheapest listing right now is $4.03, and the 30-day average market price is $4.49.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$4.55$4.03$13.99+1.8%

The card in play

Power / Toughness7 / 5
Type line
Legendary Creature — Avatar Demon
Rules text

This spell costs 1 less to cast for each permanent sacrificed this turn.

Haste

The Balrog, Durin's Bane can't be blocked except by legendary creatures.

When The Balrog dies, destroy target artifact or creature an opponent controls.

Other printings of The Balrog, Durin's Bane

3 more · $1.90 – $5.41
All printings
The Balrog, Durin's Bane (Showcase Scrolls) (646), Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth — Magic card price −1.3% 7d The Balrog, Durin's Bane (Showcase Scrolls) Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #646 $5.41 The Balrog, Durin's Bane (Borderless) (405), Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth — Magic card price +2.6% 7d The Balrog, Durin's Bane (Borderless) Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #405 $2.00 The Balrog, Durin's Bane (195), Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth — Magic card price +3.3% 7d The Balrog, Durin's Bane Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #195 $1.90

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