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Magic · The Hobbit · #273 · Rare

Sting, Bilbo's Sword (Showcase) (Surge Foil)

Magic card price for Sting, Bilbo's Sword (Showcase) (Surge Foil): $7.86 market, from $5.62 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 18, 2026. Full price history since Aug 8, 2026 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 18, 2026
$7.86
−8.7% this week · −20.5% in 30 days
Buy on eBay →
1 day+0.9%
7 days−8.7%
30 days−20.5%
90 days—
1 year—
All time−72.6%

Sellers right now

$5.62lowest listing$256.49highest
Market price$7.86
Mid listing$8.60
Direct$8.89
30-day avg$9.17

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$7.86
Cardmarket$8.42 €7.48

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

One year

$7.5852-week low$28.6852-week high
In the range1%
All-time low$7.58
All-time high$28.68
First priceAug 8, 2026
Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$6.31$14.47$22.63$30.79
$7.86
Aug 8Aug 31Sep 24Oct 18
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Sting, Bilbo's Sword (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 $5.62, and the 30-day average market price is $9.17.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$7.86$5.62$256.49−8.7%

The card in play

Type line
Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Rules text

Flash

When Sting enters, put a hone counter on Sting for each creature target opponent controls. Attach Sting to up to one target creature you control.

Equip 3

Other printings of Sting, Bilbo's Sword

2 more · $0.55 – $7.86
All printings
Sting, Bilbo's Sword (Showcase) (237), The Hobbit — Magic card price −2.3% 7d Sting, Bilbo's Sword (Showcase) The Hobbit · #237 $1.26 Sting, Bilbo's Sword (178), The Hobbit — Magic card price +12.2% 7d Sting, Bilbo's Sword The Hobbit · #178 $0.55

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