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Magic · The Hobbit · #278 · Mythic

Gandalf, Goblins' Bane (Borderless) (Surge Foil)

Magic card price for Gandalf, Goblins' Bane (Borderless) (Surge Foil): $168.62 market, from $152.00 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 20, 2026. Full price history since Aug 7, 2026 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 20, 2026
$168.62
−4.0% this week · −25.3% in 30 days
Buy on eBay →
1 day−0.8%
7 days−4.0%
30 days−25.3%
90 days—
1 year—
All time−51.8%

Sellers right now

$152.00lowest listing$996.99highest
Market price$168.62
Mid listing$189.00
Direct$162.95
30-day avg$186.67

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$168.62
Cardmarket$202.69 €180.73

EUR converted at 1.1215 (ECB reference rate). Shipping and condition not included.

One year

$168.6252-week low$350.0052-week high
In the range0%
All-time low$168.62
All-time high$350.00
First priceAug 7, 2026
Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$157.74$227.87$298.00$368.14
$168.62
Aug 7Aug 31Sep 25Oct 20
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Gandalf, Goblins' Bane (Borderless) (Surge 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 $152.00, and the 30-day average market price is $186.67.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$168.62$152.00$996.99−4.0%

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 · $5.20 – $168.62
All printings
Gandalf, Goblins' Bane (Borderless) (242), The Hobbit — Magic card price −4.8% 7d Gandalf, Goblins' Bane (Borderless) The Hobbit · #242 $32.05 Gandalf, Goblins' Bane (96), The Hobbit — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Gandalf, Goblins' Bane The Hobbit · #96 $5.20

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