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Magic · The Hobbit · #301 · Rare

Balin, Loremaster (Extended Art)

Magic card price for Balin, Loremaster (Extended Art): $1.06 market, from $0.72 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 18, 2026. Full price history since Aug 8, 2026 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 18, 2026
$1.06
+26.2% this week · +9.3% in 30 days
Buy on eBay →
1 day+3.9%
7 days+26.2%
30 days+9.3%
90 days—
1 year—
All time−71.7%

Sellers right now

$0.72lowest listing$9.99highest
Market price$1.06
Mid listing$1.07
Direct$1.98
30-day avg$0.91

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$1.06
Cardmarket$1.06 €0.94

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

One year

$0.7652-week low$3.7552-week high
In the range10%
All-time low$0.76
All-time high$3.75
First priceAug 8, 2026
Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$0.40$1.62$2.84$4.07
$1.06
Aug 8Aug 31Sep 24Oct 18
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Balin, Loremaster (Extended Art) (Foil) was released in August 2026. Launch-week prices are left out here: before supply arrives they are mostly guesses. The cheapest listing right now is $0.72, and the 30-day average market price is $0.91.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$1.06$0.72$9.99+26.2%
Normal$0.78$0.24$45.00+5.4%

The card in play

Type line
Legendary Creature — Dwarf Bard
Rules text

Storied

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 – $1.06
All printings
Balin, Loremaster (87), The Hobbit — Magic card price −17.4% 7d Balin, Loremaster The Hobbit · #87 $0.38

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