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Magic · Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #253 · Rare

Barad-dur

Magic card price for Barad-dur: $2.54 market, from $2.04 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 19, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 19, 2026
$2.54
−0.8% this week · +4.1% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days−0.8%
30 days+4.1%
90 days+17.1%
1 year+109.9%
All time+151.5%

Sellers right now

$2.04lowest listing$6.99highest
Market price$2.54
Mid listing$2.56
Direct$2.94
30-day avg$2.48

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$2.54
Cardmarket$2.29 €2.04

EUR converted at 1.1225 (ECB reference rate). Shipping and condition not included.

One year

$1.0552-week low$2.9452-week high
In the range79%
All-time low$0.53
All-time high$2.94
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$0.87$1.63$2.38$3.14
$2.54
Oct 2025Feb 2026Jun 2026Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Barad-dur (Foil) entered our records in February 2024 at $1.01 and stands at $2.54 today, up 151% over that time. Over the past twelve months it moved +110%, trading between $1.05 and $2.94. The current price is in the middle of that range. Its all-time high in our data is $2.94, still 15.7% above the current price. The cheapest listing right now is $2.04, and the 30-day average market price is $2.48.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$2.54$2.04$6.99−0.8%
Normal$1.38$0.82$1,001.40−13.8%

The card in play

Type line
Legendary Land
Rules text

Barad-dûr enters the battlefield tapped unless you control a legendary creature.

T: Add B.

XXB, T: Amass Orcs X. Activate only if a creature died this turn.

Flavor

"Those who pass the gates of Barad-dûr do not return."
—Gandalf

Other printings of Barad-dur

5 more · $2.54 – $22.02
All printings
Barad-dur (0751) (Borderless) (Surge Foil) (751), Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth — Magic card price +9.6% 7d Barad-dur (0751) (Borderless) (Surge Foil) Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #751 $22.02 Barad-dur (253), Prerelease Cards — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Barad-dur Prerelease Cards · #253 $10.77 Barad-dur (Showcase Scrolls) (704), Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Barad-dur (Showcase Scrolls) Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #704 $6.67 Barad-dur (0425) (Borderless) (425), Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth — Magic card price +1.8% 7d Barad-dur (0425) (Borderless) Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #425 $5.78 Barad-dur (0340) (Borderless) (340), Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Barad-dur (0340) (Borderless) Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #340 $4.29

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