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Magic · The Hobbit · #226 · Rare

Desolation of Smaug (Showcase)

Magic card price for Desolation of Smaug (Showcase): $2.44 market, from $1.00 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 19, 2026. Full price history since Aug 5, 2026 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 19, 2026
$2.44
+41.0% this week · −19.7% in 30 days
Buy on eBay →
1 day+0.4%
7 days+41.0%
30 days−19.7%
90 days—
1 year—
All time−89.4%

Sellers right now

$1.00lowest listing$14.99highest
Market price$2.44
Mid listing$2.43
Direct$10.69
30-day avg$2.08

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$2.44
Cardmarket$2.63 €2.34

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

One year

$1.6252-week low$23.0052-week high
In the range4%
All-time low$1.62
All-time high$23.00
First priceAug 5, 2026
Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$0.00$8.39$16.79$25.18
$2.44
Aug 5Aug 30Sep 24Oct 19
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Desolation of Smaug (Showcase) (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 $1.00, and the 30-day average market price is $2.08.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$2.44$1.00$14.99+41.0%
Normal$1.46$0.45$116.63+16.8%

The card in play

Type line
Sorcery
Rules text

Desolation of Smaug deals 3 damage to each non-Dragon creature.

Add four mana in any combination of colors. Spend this mana only to cast Dragon spells.

Other printings of Desolation of Smaug

2 more · $0.40 – $10.36
All printings
Desolation of Smaug (Showcase) (Surge Foil) (262), The Hobbit — Magic card price −1.2% 7d Desolation of Smaug (Showcase) (Surge Foil) The Hobbit · #262 $10.36 Desolation of Smaug (93), The Hobbit — Magic card price −23.1% 7d Desolation of Smaug The Hobbit · #93 $0.40

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