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Magic · Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #12 · Common

Escape from Orthanc

Magic card price for Escape from Orthanc: $0.21 market, from $0.03 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 20, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 20, 2026
$0.21
−8.7% this week · −12.5% in 30 days
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1 day−4.6%
7 days−8.7%
30 days−12.5%
90 days0.0%
1 year+75.0%
All time+425.0%

Sellers right now

$0.03lowest listing$14.99highest
Market price$0.21
Mid listing$0.25
30-day avg$0.24

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$0.21
Cardmarket$0.20 €0.18

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

One year

$0.0852-week low$0.2552-week high
In the range76%
All-time low$0.03
All-time high$0.25
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$0.02$0.10$0.19$0.27
$0.21
Jul 22Aug 21Sep 20Oct 20
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

We have tracked Escape from Orthanc (Foil) since February 2024, when it sold for $0.04. Today the market price is $0.21, up 425%. Across the past year it went +75.0%, with a low of $0.08 and a high of $0.25; today it sits in the middle of that range. Its all-time high in our data is $0.25, still 19.0% above the current price. The cheapest listing right now is $0.03, and the 30-day average market price is $0.24.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$0.21$0.03$14.99−8.7%
Normal$0.20$0.01$20.00+5.3%

The card in play

Type line
Instant
Rules text

Target creature gets +1/+3 and gains flying until end of turn. Untap it.

Flavor

"How far can you bear me?" asked Gandalf.
"Many leagues," said Gwaihir, "but not to the ends of the earth. I was sent to bear tidings, not burdens."

Other printings of Escape from Orthanc

1 more · $0.21 – $0.34
All printings
Escape from Orthanc (Showcase Scrolls) (463), Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth — Magic card price −2.9% 7d Escape from Orthanc (Showcase Scrolls) Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #463 $0.34

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