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Magic · The Hobbit · #87 · Rare

Balin, Loremaster

Magic card price for Balin, Loremaster: $0.38 market, from $0.15 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 17, 2026. Full price history since Aug 5, 2026 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 17, 2026
$0.38
−19.2% this week · +18.8% in 30 days
Buy on eBay →
1 day+2.7%
7 days−19.2%
30 days+18.8%
90 days—
1 year—
All time−61.2%

Sellers right now

$0.15lowest listing$27.99highest
Market price$0.38
Mid listing$0.42
Direct$0.40
30-day avg$0.38

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$0.38
Cardmarket$0.35 €0.31

EUR converted at 1.1253 (ECB reference rate). Shipping and condition not included.

One year

$0.2952-week low$0.9852-week high
In the range13%
All-time low$0.29
All-time high$0.98
First priceAug 5, 2026
Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$0.00$1.24$2.48$3.72
$0.38
Aug 5Aug 29Sep 22Oct 17
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Balin, Loremaster (Foil) came out in August 2026; we leave the first weeks out of this story, because early prices are set before real supply exists. Listings currently start at $0.15; over the last 30 days the market price averaged $0.38.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$0.38$0.15$27.99−19.2%
Normal$0.31$0.05$20.00+14.8%

The card in play

Power / Toughness4 / 4
Type line
Legendary Creature — Dwarf Bard
Rules text

Storied (If you control three or more artifacts, legendaries, and/or Sagas, you have an enduring story for the rest of the game.)

Whenever Balin or another Dwarf you control enters, you may discard your hand. Draw X cards, where X is the number of cards discarded this way. If you have an enduring story, Balin deals X damage to each opponent.

Other printings of Balin, Loremaster

1 more · $0.38 – $1.02
All printings
Balin, Loremaster (Extended Art) (301), The Hobbit — Magic card price +34.2% 7d Balin, Loremaster (Extended Art) The Hobbit · #301 $1.02

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