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Magic · The Hobbit · #257 · Rare

Most Decrepit Old Bird (Showcase) (Surge Foil)

Magic card price for Most Decrepit Old Bird (Showcase) (Surge Foil): $5.21 market, from $2.90 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 17, 2026. Full price history since Aug 9, 2026 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 17, 2026
$5.21
+3.6% this week · +12.8% in 30 days
Buy on eBay →
1 day+10.9%
7 days+3.6%
30 days+12.8%
90 days—
1 year—
All time−62.7%

Sellers right now

$2.90lowest listing$26.38highest
Market price$5.21
Mid listing$5.02
Direct$17.66
30-day avg$4.81

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$5.21
Cardmarket$3.52 €3.13

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

One year

$4.5852-week low$13.9652-week high
In the range7%
All-time low$4.58
All-time high$13.96
First priceAug 9, 2026
Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$2.77$7.62$12.47$17.33
$5.21
Aug 9Sep 1Sep 24Oct 17
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Most Decrepit Old Bird (Showcase) (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 $2.90, and the 30-day average market price is $4.81.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$5.21$2.90$26.38+3.6%

The card in play

Power / Toughness1 / 1
Type line
Creature — Bird
Rules text

Flying

Threshold — This creature gets +1/+1 as long as there are seven or more cards in your graveyard.

Speak Secrets 1U

Sorcery — Adventure

Mill four cards, then put an instant or sorcery card from among them into your hand.

Other printings of Most Decrepit Old Bird

2 more · $0.33 – $5.21
All printings
Most Decrepit Old Bird (Showcase) (221), The Hobbit — Magic card price −14.0% 7d Most Decrepit Old Bird (Showcase) The Hobbit · #221 $0.98 Most Decrepit Old Bird (49), The Hobbit — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Most Decrepit Old Bird The Hobbit · #49 $0.33

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