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Magic · The Hobbit · #96 · Mythic

Gandalf, Goblins' Bane

Magic card price for Gandalf, Goblins' Bane: $5.04 market, from $3.90 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 18, 2026. Full price history since Aug 5, 2026 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 18, 2026
$5.04
−4.4% this week · −29.8% in 30 days
Buy on eBay →
1 day−3.3%
7 days−4.4%
30 days−29.8%
90 days—
1 year—
All time−57.9%

Sellers right now

$3.90lowest listing$50.00highest
Market price$5.04
Mid listing$5.88
Direct$6.83
30-day avg$5.78

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$5.04
Cardmarket$8.24 €7.32

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

One year

$4.9852-week low$11.9752-week high
In the range1%
All-time low$4.98
All-time high$11.97
First priceAug 5, 2026
Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$4.07$9.93$15.78$21.63
$5.04
Aug 5Aug 29Sep 23Oct 18
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Gandalf, Goblins' Bane (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 $3.90, and the 30-day average market price is $5.78.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$5.04$3.90$50.00−4.4%
Normal$3.84$2.39$26.02−25.3%

The card in play

Power / Toughness2 / 3
Type line
Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
Rules text

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, Gandalf gets +1/+1 until end of turn and deals 1 damage to each opponent.

Flameshape 1R

Sorcery — Adventure

Look at the top two cards of your library and exile them face down. For as long as they remain exiled, you may play them if you control a Wizard.

Other printings of Gandalf, Goblins' Bane

2 more · $5.04 – $170.00
All printings
Gandalf, Goblins' Bane (Borderless) (Surge Foil) (278), The Hobbit — Magic card price −4.3% 7d Gandalf, Goblins' Bane (Borderless) (Surge Foil) The Hobbit · #278 $170.00 Gandalf, Goblins' Bane (Borderless) (242), The Hobbit — Magic card price −1.1% 7d Gandalf, Goblins' Bane (Borderless) The Hobbit · #242 $32.24

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