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Magic · The Hobbit · #262 · Rare

Desolation of Smaug (Showcase) (Surge Foil)

Magic card price for Desolation of Smaug (Showcase) (Surge Foil): $10.31 market, from $8.94 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 18, 2026. Full price history since Aug 12, 2026 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 18, 2026
$10.31
−3.6% this week · −15.1% in 30 days
Buy on eBay →
1 day+0.6%
7 days−3.6%
30 days−15.1%
90 days—
1 year—
All time−70.5%

Sellers right now

$8.94lowest listing$289.00highest
Market price$10.31
Mid listing$12.26
Direct$10.96
30-day avg$10.66

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$10.31
Cardmarket$11.65 €10.35

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

One year

$10.0752-week low$34.9652-week high
In the range1%
All-time low$10.07
All-time high$34.96
First priceAug 12, 2026
Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$8.58$18.20$27.82$37.45
$10.31
Aug 12Sep 3Sep 25Oct 18
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Desolation of Smaug (Showcase) (Surge 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 $8.94; over the last 30 days the market price averaged $10.66.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$10.31$8.94$289.00−3.6%

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 – $10.31
All printings
Desolation of Smaug (Showcase) (226), The Hobbit — Magic card price +46.4% 7d Desolation of Smaug (Showcase) The Hobbit · #226 $2.43 Desolation of Smaug (93), The Hobbit — Magic card price −21.6% 7d Desolation of Smaug The Hobbit · #93 $0.40

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