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Magic · The Hobbit · #242 · Mythic

Gandalf, Goblins' Bane (Borderless)

Magic card price for Gandalf, Goblins' Bane (Borderless): $32.24 market, from $28.98 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 18, 2026. Full price history since Aug 4, 2026 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 18, 2026
$32.24
−1.1% this week · −17.4% in 30 days
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1 day−1.1%
7 days−1.1%
30 days−17.4%
90 days—
1 year—
All time+3,124.0%

Sellers right now

$28.98lowest listing$209.59highest
Market price$32.24
Mid listing$37.23
Direct$32.37
30-day avg$35.34

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$32.24
Cardmarket$44.93 €39.93

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

One year

$1.0052-week low$78.4052-week high
In the range40%
All-time low$1.00
All-time high$78.40
First priceAug 4, 2026
Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$0.00$28.71$57.43$86.14
$32.24
Aug 4Aug 29Sep 23Oct 18
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Gandalf, Goblins' Bane (Borderless) (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 $28.98; over the last 30 days the market price averaged $35.34.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$32.24$28.98$209.59−1.1%
Normal$16.85$14.00$227.58+0.7%

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 (96), The Hobbit — Magic card price −4.4% 7d Gandalf, Goblins' Bane The Hobbit · #96 $5.04

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